Old Friends Visit

We had some old friends of Jay's visit this weekend from Reno. It was great seeing Jim and Colleen and to find out they are following not only OUR blog but the blog of our newest sailing friends Steve and Lulu!

Speaking of the Yoders: Steve came by on the 9th and had his curls cut----I guess getting ready for their daughter Cody's upcoming nuptials.....I was so busy organizing in the cabin that I didn't even peek out to say "HI" to Steve and feel terrible about it as he and Jay were discussing the possibility of our sailing South together (since they are still in Charleston--at least their boat is--waiting for them to get back after their daughter's wedding.....) when I heard about the possibility of sailing with Steve and Lulu I got so EXCITED......always good to have friends to travel with to foreign shores...safety and strength in numbers (and a lot of fun too!) So I hope we really DO our own "Baja HaHa" together, Steve and Lulu.......and hope Cody's wedding is wonderful.......

Jay and I got so much work done on the boat when James (our electrician buddy) was gone that we are nigh unto gnashing at the proverbial bit to take off......new hoses here, new clamps there, another coat of varnish on the hatch in the Saloon......(boy do I HATE to sand) but Jay bought this cool little sander (NOT FROM CHINA) that is making short shrift of our work.......and I am supposed to update all the work Jay has done on the boat here on the blog, but we are so busy we don't get around to doing much except eating and sleeping....so it was so nice to have friends come for the weekend. We had my daughter, son-in-law and granddaughter come down last weekend and had a great time except for when the guys TRIED to go fishing with our dock neighbor and had to be pulled off the jetty  only to be pulled right into the path of about a 300 ft ship and THEN the ship had to run aground in order to not  plow right into the fishing boat my guys were on......in the fog, in the dark at 4 a.m......Glad I stayed behind on THAT one........

I know we will have "down time" when we sail and will be able to keep up with our blog when we take off and get into port where there is wifi....for now, our internet gets turned off on the 27th of this month cause we need to curb costs from here on out. Jay is also getting rid of his phone.

It's Sunday and Jim and Colleen just left....they were going to drive down to visit Steve and Lulu on Siempre Sabado, but the Yoder's blog said they are still getting things ready for the wedding so they are back in Silverton....... we called Jim and let him know the Yoders are son exista pas in Charleston for now, so they will just drive down the coast to Weed and cut over to get back home to Reno.

Jay tells me we will finally take the boat out most likely next week...to start  to sail and our good buddy Tom P. says he may come down to San Diego with us on the first leg of our Holiday.....We will try to meet Steve and Lulu in San Diego or Ensenada for the sail further south .....what fun! I don't want my kids to worry about me.....Jay is very level headed and skilled at whatever he does so I feel confident in his navigational abilities.....especially with our EXPERT buddy Tom along.....hey Tom, no pressure or anything but we Really look forward to sailing with you..........I trust my guardian angel will keep me safe.........later....I will let Jay do the update on the work completed...he's better at the techno stuff than I am.........hey, I agree with Cindy Lauper when she sang "Girls just want to have fun....!" That's me, these days.....just want my kids and grandkids to learn to sail and come with us lots!........later, fellow bloggees......