Day 80, Tuesday September 10th

Day 80, Tuesday September 10^th

On way to RCR with Buffalo Sabre ice in background and a destroyer to the left

Well today started with a Julie meltdown.  Frustration over walking a mile or a shower and then not having a key when she got there.  We assumed that a staff would be around and opted not to get the proper key with the deposit that we would have had to coordinate the next day with an early take off.  Our dockage was rocking a bit as the winds were high and the water comes into the bay with no where to go.

Julie doing circles waiting for our turn-no dodger or bimini

Mast off with Chris holding it and Dawson watching

After recovery of the meltdown, we continue to dismantle the boat in preparation of dropping the mast.  The vang needs to come off then the boom and our new bimini and dodger.  It takes us until noon to get this done then after a quick lunch we are off to RCR for our 2:00 appt for mast dropping.  We are about 20 minutes early and do circles or 30 minutes awaiting our turn at the working dock.  Finally after 5 circles it is our turn and in we go.  We still have to disconnect the electronics, and drop the radar system.  There are 3 RCR staff helping us and they are all great.  After a couple hours the mast is raised and the boat seems naked.  It is now 5:00 quitting time so we secure everything and head off to the local chandlery with Pat Smith who has generously offered to drive us.  Thanks Pat you are wonderful.  We find a few items we need, but lots of stuff now needs to be special ordered.  We will have to preorder to Annapolis.  We did get charts that we need for the next leg, but no cruisers guide.  Darn!

 Back to the boat for dinner.  We are both exhausted again.  It has been a very hot muggy day.  A quick dinner o quesadilla’s which is the last of the groceries until we stock up again and then off to bed.

Pat and Julie

Cheers

Julie and Dawson