November 12
The rain has now turned into a light mist. I prefer this rather than the loud pouring rain. Today we tested the Volvo Penta inboard engine, during our daily inspection Wade noticed that the salt water pump was leaking. Quickly we stopped the engine and narrowed the part that we needed to replace, rushed to find a diesel mechanic and coordinated to get the piece fixed. This pump might delay our departure until further next week; it was the original pump of 1992 and needed replacing. Now that the rain has started to diminish, I went for a tour of Bock Marine to observe all the fishing boats, sailboats and power boats that are on the “hard”. After our tour, we decided to sign out the “Bock Mobile” which is a courtesy vehicle. We went with another couple from Ottawa, Canada: Jim and Laura who just purchased a 40ft sailboat. We drove to Morehead City and Beaufort to get groceries, parts from West Marine, and a fillet knife. I’m very excited to be able to catch big fish on the open ocean, I noticed a few big fish lures and maybe I will attempt at making my own from plastic bags. In the evening we had spaghetti and pumpkin pie for dessert… since the American thanksgiving is approaching next week. Watched Grey’s, Bones and the Mentalist, I am very spoiled on this large sailing yacht.
Sunday
IDA Equals Rain
November 11
Today in the USA it's Veterans Day and over in Canada it's Remembrance Day, my thoughts are with ALL the soldiers. However, hurricane IDA is creating lots of rain for us here in Core Creek. With Joana's new hard Bimini we have been harvesting rain water into 6 gallon jugs and relocating the H20 inside the water tanks. We transferred a total of 200 gallons of rain water into the tanks. We filtered the rain water three times and it looked crystal clear. In the early morning we inventoried all the canned goods on bo
ard, which will most likely be our offshore food. I tested my foul weather gear, my built-in harness and PFD. It’s been a really slow day. They are predicting to have 9 inches of rain in the next two and a half days. Noticed a few boats going down the Intra Coastal Waterways (ICW) motoring down and heading south. Our sailing destination is still unknown. Wade and Diane are looking at various locations including the Bahamas, Cuba and if our offshore route goes bad we’ll be making land fall back to Florida. The options are all dependent on a five day weather window. of good weather.
Today in the USA it's Veterans Day and over in Canada it's Remembrance Day, my thoughts are with ALL the soldiers. However, hurricane IDA is creating lots of rain for us here in Core Creek. With Joana's new hard Bimini we have been harvesting rain water into 6 gallon jugs and relocating the H20 inside the water tanks. We transferred a total of 200 gallons of rain water into the tanks. We filtered the rain water three times and it looked crystal clear. In the early morning we inventoried all the canned goods on bo
ard, which will most likely be our offshore food. I tested my foul weather gear, my built-in harness and PFD. It’s been a really slow day. They are predicting to have 9 inches of rain in the next two and a half days. Noticed a few boats going down the Intra Coastal Waterways (ICW) motoring down and heading south. Our sailing destination is still unknown. Wade and Diane are looking at various locations including the Bahamas, Cuba and if our offshore route goes bad we’ll be making land fall back to Florida. The options are all dependent on a five day weather window. of good weather.Thursday
Arrival in Beaufort, North Carolina
November 10
Flew from Toronto to Washington-Dulles International Airport, had a connection from Washington to Charlotte, NC where I had two hilarious flight attendants: Georgia and Vivi. They made for an enjoyable flight. When I arrived in Charlotte the airport was full of rocking chairs and it was so odd to see those inside a terminal. Finally, my flight to New Bern, North Carolina, a thirty minute flight and then I met Wade and Diane. We went to get a few provisions and then drove to Bock Marine, which is approximately 9 miles North of Beaufort. Sailing Vessel "Joana" is looking really good. This is the official website of the 53 ft sailboat. http://www.joana.ca/
Flew from Toronto to Washington-Dulles International Airport, had a connection from Washington to Charlotte, NC where I had two hilarious flight attendants: Georgia and Vivi. They made for an enjoyable flight. When I arrived in Charlotte the airport was full of rocking chairs and it was so odd to see those inside a terminal. Finally, my flight to New Bern, North Carolina, a thirty minute flight and then I met Wade and Diane. We went to get a few provisions and then drove to Bock Marine, which is approximately 9 miles North of Beaufort. Sailing Vessel "Joana" is looking really good. This is the official website of the 53 ft sailboat. http://www.joana.ca/