Wow, there is so much to do. The compulsive and list-oriented person that I am, I have a spreadsheet to keep track of all of our tasks. When I first drew it up, it had over 70 items to complete before we left in July. We are now in the lower 50s with about 10 of the tasks being done by other people. We've had to re-certify everything on the boat--the life raft, the epirb, the man overboard device. We are having another sail made. One company is trying to get our propane dinghy motor to function. We've decided to install a water maker, too. There are lots of little tasks like reconfiguring the bimini frame so the canvas fits properly and adjusting the knife holder so knives aren't falling all over the place in rough seas. So far we've gone through all the tools (that took most of a day) and Jeff has been going to the boat often to work on fixing and organizing things. I'm feeling good right now that with a month and a half to go, we will get through my list.
This is my first blog, obviously, on our website. I needed a blog to start things off. Of course, website development is also on my list. Well, I've got to get back to work.