Day 124, Thursday October 24

Car rental day!  They pick us up and 9:00 and Julie gets to drive, as Dawson has calls to make and controls the list of errands as they are mostly blue jobs.

First stop is across to Kent Island, then back up to Indian Head to drop off the part we just picked up. Then it is off to Annapolis inflatables to get the EPIRB programmed, then off to Bacon marine to look for anchor bales, then Fawcetts, then west marine for a return, lunch thrown in there and the driving zig zag is well underway.  We meet up with Slow Waltz and Quiesence for happy hour downtown Annapolis, which turns into dinner.  It is now 7:00 and we still have to get groceries.  We are starting to stock the boat up for Bahamas with non perishables.  We drive almost to Baltimore by the time we find a grocers and it is 9:30 by the time we get back to the boat to start figuring out where to put all the supplies.  More sorting and boat "vomiting" and most of the stuff is stored.  Note that boat vomiting occurs on a regular basis.  This is when storage areas need to be emptied to either find something at the bottom, or repack to make more room, or repack to transfer weight around, or pulled apart cause you are looking for something, or there is a valve underneath that needs to be gotten to. Boat vomiting can be distressing.  I think it will be a way of life living in small quarters. Unfortunately we need to stock up on extra parts and supplies that normally we would not keep on the boat except that we are going where it is difficult to get these things.  We have been told we don't need to stock up on rum.  That will be readily available.  Wonder about pineapple juice?

Cheers 

Julie and Dawson