November 16
Small tasks all around the boat, to get it "offshore" ready. Some of which included: laundry, securing the anchors, sealing all the hatches, locks off the liferaft, secured the dinghy on deck, replaced the propane tanks, and provisioned with more fresh produce. While we were in town we went to a fast food restaurant called "Hardees", very similar to Harvey's back at home. The afternoon was basic familiarization with the electronics, radar, laptop with charts, and the autohelm. We finally called "South Bound II" VAX498 a daily weather forecasting service offered by Herb Hilgenberg from Burlington, Ontario. He was very helpful to tell us that we would be better off to head south along the coast, rather than offshore towards Bermuda/ down to the British Virgin Islands. At this point our destination tomorrow is Charleston, North Carolina. A potential 36 hour ETA. Things are looking good for an early departure in the morning.
Small tasks all around the boat, to get it "offshore" ready. Some of which included: laundry, securing the anchors, sealing all the hatches, locks off the liferaft, secured the dinghy on deck, replaced the propane tanks, and provisioned with more fresh produce. While we were in town we went to a fast food restaurant called "Hardees", very similar to Harvey's back at home. The afternoon was basic familiarization with the electronics, radar, laptop with charts, and the autohelm. We finally called "South Bound II" VAX498 a daily weather forecasting service offered by Herb Hilgenberg from Burlington, Ontario. He was very helpful to tell us that we would be better off to head south along the coast, rather than offshore towards Bermuda/ down to the British Virgin Islands. At this point our destination tomorrow is Charleston, North Carolina. A potential 36 hour ETA. Things are looking good for an early departure in the morning.
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