There certainly seems to be some Murphy's law in action these days. In spite of it, the crew is incredibly positive and jubilant. One result of the combination of unfortunate unfoldings and steadfast optimism when preparing for a sailing trip is that you begin to imagine what would have happened if these little annoying things had occurred in a remote place... it helps keep it all from getting to you. But anyway, our (and, in some cases, just my) tribulations of late:
One manual faucet: broken. Just before giving us our first splash of saltwater... well, so it goes. This was certainly an "at least it broke now" moment. Already got a new one (and a spare).
One wallet, lost. Probably in the water whilst sailing with family, which was a glorious way to celebrate my Dad's 56th....errrr uh, 59th?... wait, 52nd birthday.
See? Optimism.
One coastal low pressure system: imminent. It's coming from the northwest and will probably push us back a few days. But that's ok because there's a nice high pressure system moving in on SoCal and I think the low will brush on through pretty quick.
One tooth: painful. It happens to lie in my mouth, so to the dentist I will go yet again for a root canal tomorrow afternoon. Does that suck? Yes. Did I have any dental issues before going to the dentist in an effort to preempt problems ahead of this trip? No. Will this delay our departure? Probably not given the aforementioned low.
Lots of optimism.
Really though- Ardea is looking great. We've serviced the engine and are nearly finished stocking spare parts. We've got loads of errands to run to get our living quarters and galley suitable for the three of us, but we're in great shape, we're feeling good about our vessel and we're having fun. Really can't complain too much.
Get ready for Dana's first post coming right up manana. I'll put one up after that about our awesome new water system! In fact, since it's going to be rainy for a few days, we might finally catch up on all of our blogging (in between sewing drogue cones, of course).
Very Excited to be Writing from Mexico,
Connor
One manual faucet: broken. Just before giving us our first splash of saltwater... well, so it goes. This was certainly an "at least it broke now" moment. Already got a new one (and a spare).
One wallet, lost. Probably in the water whilst sailing with family, which was a glorious way to celebrate my Dad's 56th....errrr uh, 59th?... wait, 52nd birthday.
See? Optimism.
One coastal low pressure system: imminent. It's coming from the northwest and will probably push us back a few days. But that's ok because there's a nice high pressure system moving in on SoCal and I think the low will brush on through pretty quick.
One tooth: painful. It happens to lie in my mouth, so to the dentist I will go yet again for a root canal tomorrow afternoon. Does that suck? Yes. Did I have any dental issues before going to the dentist in an effort to preempt problems ahead of this trip? No. Will this delay our departure? Probably not given the aforementioned low.
Lots of optimism.
Really though- Ardea is looking great. We've serviced the engine and are nearly finished stocking spare parts. We've got loads of errands to run to get our living quarters and galley suitable for the three of us, but we're in great shape, we're feeling good about our vessel and we're having fun. Really can't complain too much.
Get ready for Dana's first post coming right up manana. I'll put one up after that about our awesome new water system! In fact, since it's going to be rainy for a few days, we might finally catch up on all of our blogging (in between sewing drogue cones, of course).
Very Excited to be Writing from Mexico,
Connor
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