Bon Voyage
On our departure date, all of our friends congregated on the Anacortes fuel dock at 5:00 to wave us good-bye. Before we left, we took all of our friends up on the boom and zipped our selves into the mainsail cover. Also, (to our good friend Mark Schrader’s dismay) we happened upon piles of colorful confetti hidden in the folds of the main sail! Upon our return to the ground (and after a few pictures), everyone went aboard Mark’s boat, Dancing Bear, to escort us out of the marina. When we raised our sail, what should come out but loads of confetti! (What a surprise!) That first night Dad took most of the night’s watches because Mom, Molly, and I were too tired.
That was about two weeks ago. Now we are in Avalon Bay on Catalina Island, and are heading to San Diego for the start of the Baja Ha-Ha race (it starts on the 30th, yikes!). We have had one MOB (man overboard drill) to retrieve a piece of paper. Dad and I are the only ones that have not gotten seasick yet, but I was really queasy on land once. I really like being on the water, but it still sort of seems like we are going to go home soon, just like one of our Alaska vacations. I am doing well and am eager to start the race, but I do miss my friends, a lot! I will try to start an online journal for the race, and then my next website project will be finding a map for the site to chart our course on. I hope everyone is enjoying the site!