Getting ready for what's next

We've been in the Oxford Boatyard for about a month. Shortly after we got here we went to Chicago for a week+ to visit Linda's family. The cold weather reminded us of why we went south. Since we returned we've been doing boat maintenance and repairs with the yard. Additionally, we've been getting a years worth of medical tasks completed.

Among the boat chores we're completing is replacing the windlass motor and we've replaced our prop. We removed the Variprop back in January in Daytona Beach and replaced it with the OEM 3-blade fixed prop. We have now replaced it with a 3-blade feathering prop that is properly pitched hopefully put to rest the prop issues that we inherited from the previous owner.

Having the Boatyard resources we can do some of the maintenance items that we've been putting off. But between the running around to appointments and getting down on chores there has been little time for refreshment. Driving from Oxford to northern Virginia through rush hour traffic almost seems like being back at work. Hard to believe we went through that every day for years!

The weekend of the 13-14 of June we sponsored a cruise for our sailing club the Herrington Harbour Sailing Association so we could connect with many of our old friends. It was lots of fun and always good to see old friends. Unfortunately, there is never enough time to spend with good friends.

At some point all this will end and we can get back on the trail. We still plan to head north to New England this summer once we finish all we need to do here.