Day 73 Getting closer?

Started the day early by taking Zephyr to the pump out station.  We had to get there early to avoid the winds the days have been full of.  We've been clocking winds over 30 knots for the past six days.  Gust up to 39.  Always from the North.  We're still hoping for a break by early next week.  As we were finishing the pump out, the winds got started.  Headed back to our slip as soon as we could.  The wind complicated the arrival plus it didn't help that I cut the turn just a bit to short.  Zephyr requires a good size turn angle to get into the slip.  We had to back out and turn around and try again.  Took two more tries but we got her in.  It's always a learning experience since we are still new at it.  Last time it was calm, this time some wind.

We took off the canvas cover that protects the teak cap rail.  Now Zephyr is revealed in all her glory.  We had several people stop by and stare at her this afternoon.  Tracy washed them to get all the mold off that had grown over the Winter and Spring.  We laid they out to dry, put corrosion preventative on each snap and put them into storage.  It's nice to see all the teak that separates Zephyr from all the other boats.  Once that was done, Tracy scrubbed off all the fenders and the fabric that covers them.  These are basically heavy rubber balloons that protect Zephyrs sides.  They had lot of growth on them.  Especially at the bottom where they are close to the water.    

Off for lunch and some some shopping.  Tried to get a prescription filled at the local Rite-aid only to find that the payment for our health insurance that we had set up thru our bank had never been applied to our insurance account even though the "check" had been sent back on June 26th.  Not sure where it is, but to get the prescription filled, we had to make another payment for this month on a credit card.  Now they have two months of payments with only one credited.  Of course the money has long since come out of my account.   They promised me an email when it "arrives".  Guess we will see.  Hey at least we got airline

 miles out of it.

Stopped by the storage unit and picked up the generator and took it down to the boat.  Rated at 3000 watts, it will give us plenty of power should we need it.  The engine makes power with its two alternators as will the DuoGen wind generator once we get it installed later this month.   The last thing you want to face is running out of the power you need to run your systems.  We'll be looking at solar panels later to see if we need them.  

We had a lovely dinner of left over pizza that Tracy made last night with a loaf of Focaccia bread from last weeks Farmer's Market.  Lots of Pepperoni, cheese, bell peppers and jalapenos.

A great spicy dinner.  After dinner, we walked to the visitors dock to see some other cruisers boats that had come in over the past week.  There are two Canadian boats docked waiting for the same winds we are.  Both look to be long distance cruisers.  Lots of great equipment.  With luck, we hope to talk to them tomorrow.

After a day like today, God bless advil and motrin.