Moving to the Start Line....

Jackson Creek 30 July 10 (noon)

Puppy Love (Rosie)

Not wishing to overstay in Deltaville (11 weeks now was it??) we packed and positioned ourselves on “the start line”.  Decorated with new solar panels, a newly serviced engine and various other absolutely necessary commodities, WJ3 dropped anchor and some very, very rusty chain in muddy Jackson Creek. 

On anchor at last!

After some social days starting with dinner on board with Greg & Bev, who also have a Hunter 460 & are Aussies too, we were kindly invited to neighbour’s cocktails by Bill and Mary in their Jackson Creek boathouse.  The GS was kindly invited to the Sting Ray Quilters monthly meeting.  The odd bit of prep work was worked in around our social mores and then finally we set about throwing away our dock lines.  Only WJ3 caught us napping and threw a solenoid spanner in the works.  The solenoid belonged to the gas bottle and that meant, horror of all horrors, NO COFFEE….

A Working Deadrise

So we delayed for yet another day.  Meanwhile Hurricane Colin was threatening and predicted to head our way.  Life is never simple. 

(Editorial note:  We are sitting in Starbucks, Staten Island (yes - so close to NYC!) and it's the only internet we've had in a little while.  So you are getting posts now with photos to follow later when we have the luxury of wifi on an anchorage somewhere - anywhere!  Meanwhile I feel like I'm on the set of a Woody Allen movie.)