Day 75 Tomorrow with luck

If all holds, we will be off tomorrow.  I didn't get to do a post last night as fatigue, a steak dinner and a bottle of wine over road my energy.  I was out by 10pm. 

Yesterday was another day of projects.  Needed gas for the outboard motor as well as the generator we brought on a few days ago.  We'll store the tanks under the dingy on deck along with fenders.  Get to strap that down too.

Cleaned the cockpit and put away lots of odds and ends that had made their way there.  Now we will be adding flares and a VHF radio in the cockpit just in case.

We went to the Farmers Market again for a few loaves of bread for the trip.  Supermarkets just can't touch the flavor of her bread, especially with butter and nice orange marmalade. 

We just filled the water tanks and cleaned the front windows of the dodger and bimini.  Used a special produce we got in Seattle called Rejex.  It is supposed to put a barrier coat on the glass and plastic so that nothing sticks to it.  Every day, there is mode dirt on Zephyr.  Not sure where it comes from since we are in a sandy climate.  The winds blow in salt water and that adds a layer of uck to the mix.  We wanted to set sail with full water tanks for two reasons.  First--added stability with the extra weight.  Second--not sure when or where we will be able to refill.  We will be in Port Townsend in about a week but better to have it and not need it than to need it and not have it.

Worked on the electronics yesterday.  The depth alarm on the auto pilot kept going off as we motored to the fuel dock.  No, I don't use the auto pilot to get me there.   I use it to tell me the angle of the rudder.  It gives me more information  as to what is where when we are traveling and knowing where the rudder is can be very valuable.  I had to disable the alarm.  Boy it can get annoying when you are trying to concentrate an what is happening around you.  BEEP BEEP BEEP!!! over and over again.

Tracy baked a lot of things for the trip--cookies, muffins--instant meals for when we can't sit down and eat while we are out there.

We'll let you know if we will get out tomorrow probably some time tonight after we get the weather.  After that, we will report back once we get to Port Townsend or where ever we can connect to the internet.

Of to more jobs.  Lots to store before we go.