We left Long Island yesterday and have a beautiful downwind sail back to Georgetown. We made great time and had the hook down by 3pm. It reaffirmed our love of sailing and also our decision to go with the winds instead of against.
Unfortunately, as soon as we got the hook down there was work that needed to be done. Usually, we set the hook and toast the anchor gods with a rum drink while enjoying the rest of a lazy evening. Not today!
We had gotten some bad water in Long Island and so we had to empty the tanks and put some bleach through the lines and then re-empty them. We had to do the same with our water jerry jugs, so it was a bit of a task. And, on top of that, our fresh water pump went up and we had to replace that as well. (We = Brad = Blue job). No rest for the weary.
So, as Brad was elbow deep replacing the water pump, I was handling the jerry jugs and cleaning the boat when Koa picked that moment to upchuck his breakfast. He always hides his head in the corner and so got not only the salon cushions, but down the side of the couch, into the area where we store all of our bags (bookbags, grocery sacks, etc) and all over the carpet. Fabulous.
So, after all the cleaning, cleansing the water and replacing of the water pump, we had to run into town to get enough water to last us through the night before we could finally settle down for the night. We were both exhausted and barely made it through dinner before crashing.
Needless to say, we will be taking the next couple of days to relax, reprovision, catch up with friends and have lots of lazy beach time. Can't wait....
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