Splash (John)
posted by John & Phyllis Web Site
We launched MC today, at last. All going well, we will step the mast tomorrow. What with the bits we took off the boat, and only dimly remember the original location of, together with the bureaucratic challenges each time we move the boat, I think it will be at least two to three weeks before we actually sail. Still it feels good to be afloat and we will sleep aboard tonight. The best news of the day is that the fuel float survived my first docking in 20 months.
The bureaucratic challenges are that US Customs and Border Protection have changed their regulations and won't issue us a new cruising license until we have been to a foreign country for 15 days. Therefore each time we move the boat we must drive two hours each way to get a clearance and then do it again when we get to the next port. Part of our rig is in Booth Bay about 40 miles away and going to get it and then coming back here before heading for Canada will involve us in five clearances--can you believe it.
Labels: Rants and Musings
2 Comments:
Saw Morgan's Cloud anchored in Ebencook Harbor the other day -- how long will you be around?
Hi Tim,
We were just there a few days picking up bits of our rig. In Nova Scotia now, but we may be back at Ebencook in September for a few days.
John
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