New paddle, wetsuits and helmets on the way. New waterproof helmet lights and snorkel kit arrived. New tender is prepped and ready to go. Real world testing occurs this we
ek at Emerald Bay, Catalina. Sean and Stacey coming down from Idaho to help with the testing. Going to be great fun!
7/8/09 - Paddle is great...much lighter and more powerful than the others we have. Helmets arrived and have headlights mounted. Snorkel kits look great. New tender throughly tested at Catalina. Trailer bunks fixed and keel roller installed. New wetsuits for Lisa and Natalie fit great. The new one for me was too small. Seriously? A XXL was too small? What? Watch out, big boy comin' through! REI sending a 3XL as an exchange for the 2XL. Aquired a new mask today. Wow! What a difference in visability, comfort and water-tight seal. My other leaks horribly. So, I'm very excited about this purchase.
On the down side, Bella's main halyard, line that pulls up the main sail, broke on the return. So, that needs to be replaced.
All in all, preparations are moving ahead nicely. Emerald Bay was a great warm up. We had all seven of us aboard and had plenty of space, water and electrical power. I did bring our Honda 2000i generator and this worked out great. Very quiet and easily recharged the battery bank.
2 comments:
Hope the Catalina Adventure is great. Sorry we missed you on your B-Day. Just thinkin about you.
Hi Connie...had a great trip and b-day. It's never too late to celebrate so come on up anytime!
Aye Matey, speak yer mind!