we had an amazingly fast passage and arrived in the usv just after sunrise. i had some great wind and was flying along at more than 10kts before i finally took the poled in geono down. i was treated to a great sunrise and a rainbow over the little island i had picked for our breakfast stop and final swim.
aimee got up long enough to pick up the mooring and then went down for a nap. after a relaxing morning we decided it was time to head into the dreaded marina to pick up all our stuff and get going on projects.
the marina is very 5 star and the staff is super friendly. we walked into the office to discover 15 boxes piled in the corner with “yacht in transit SV La Palapa” marked on them. of course the staff insisted on having them delivered via golf cart.
i got down to work opening all the boxes to see what we had and did not have. my priority was the new head and after ripping the old head out of the fwd cabin i discovered i did not have the proper hoses to connect it. it requires the hose to come straight up from the floor, not possible unless you use the “super flex” hose available only from raritan for 10$ a foot. so 60 dollars of hose and 60 dollars for shipping and another 3 days.
fortunately there is plenty of other stuff to work on; new mob equipment, new furler line, new fans to install, new led lights you name it. the new engel freezer and the replacement condenser for the old freezer arrize tomorrow so i can start working on my new table project. stay tuned.
cheers
roger
Great pictures! But your last pic proves that even in paradise, you have to deal with some sh**. Good luck with the reno’s. We expect everything to be ship shape when we come!!!