Gerald left today for Alaska without me! Actually, he left accompanied by our two friends, Jess and Mark, to attend the annual First Friday Retreat in Port Townsend, WA. The plan is that he will leave there on Sunday and make his way north to Campbell River, Vancouver Island, where I will join him on June 15th once I am finished with work.
Let me fill you in. For the last four months, Gerald and I have been readying our boat for the trip north. Harmony was hauled out for new bottom paint, the Yanmar motor was checked by Gerald, spare parts were acquired and stowed for emergencies, and all systems were checked and re-checked. A new radar was purchased which entailed an entire new network to be wired for all electronics to talk to each other. He did his due diligence. Sadly, that entailed also taking about the maserator, and then the head plumbing, for cleaning and a few new parts. He worked so hard.
As the day for departure grew near, I was ready with the provisons for a two and a half month journey by boat. Food was stowed away in every nook and cranny in the boat, and Harmony has many. We were going to make this happen! Gerald left the dock on June 5th ready for this adventure!
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