Well, that’s that for another few months.  The boat is officially as hurricane ready as she can be, which is good since the GFS weather model shows the potential of one next week!  Anyway, we have spent the remainder of our time in St. Augustine doing the following:

•          Replaced the Sail Drive Seals
•          Installed all new Engine Mounts
•          Changed the oil in all engines
•          Mounted the Dinghy Engine on the Back of the Boat
•          Scrubbing the anchor lockers
•          Unsalted the lines and washed all the fenders
•          Waxed the stainless-steel rails
•          Cleaned and vinegared all surfaces of the inside
•          Bought anchor chain, marked, and installed
•          Washed all linens and clothes
•          Made and installed reflective window covers
•          Removed the dinghy from the boat and secured underneath
•          Removed all sails and sailbag
•          Packed and removed all the food
•          Cleaned the fridge and freezer and installed new seals
•          Filled the diesel and water tanks
•          Mounted the watermaker
•          Designed a new fuel polishing system
•          Scrubbed and degreased the outside of the boat
•          Serviced half of the winches
•          Touched up gel cost on anchor locker
•          Removed all batteries and sunshades
•          Ground out the fiberglass crack
•          Ate A LOT of Mexican food
•          Walked the beach
•          Cleaned our Apartment & turned in the keys!

Yep – That about sums it up!  We were stupid last time and closed it up in two days.  Then we discovered, it was best to take a month and do it right…so that’s precisely what we did!  Much better choice.

Mom and Dad were kind enough to allow us to use their car while we are housesitting in Jekyll, so we also drove the Jekyll to pick up the car, turned in our rental car, and then loaded up!  It was nice to take our time in St. Augustine, but also got a lot accomplished now that I look at the list!  But now, we are happy to be in the “Parent’s Resort!” 

Our projects over the next 3 weeks are to replace our sailbag, make a surround for the helm, and repair our window coverings.  We pre-ordered all our supplies and dragged the sewing machine to Jekyll to entertain ourselves.  Let the fun begin am I right?  We have also settled into a nice pattern of walking our 5 miles a day again which is great, but man are we both sore!

As long as we are gluttons for punishment, we started talking about what happens when we leave Jekyll?  There’s nothing to fix right now!?!?   What will Sailing hubby do?  That’s when we started discussing the next adventure for our off season…taking a motorcycle trip out west.  We knew we were headed out west to see Daughter #1 but didn’t give doing this on a motorcycle much thought until the last couple weeks. 

Then we booked flights to Columbus to go pick up the bike, which is in our storage unit there.  Ron will need to change oil, replace the back tire, and do a bit of maintenance and then we are ready to roll!  The plan is to do a quick Ohio Tour again and start going west.  More to come on this as that is much of the plan as we have at the moment!  Sturgis here we come? 

Safe and sound for a few months.

Let’s get this party started!