September 9

Sorry for the long delay in closing this out.

Doug had another rough night. But, we get him moving, we work on scrubbing down the boat to get any salt residue off. We got a little too rambunctious with the sluicing, and ended up drenching portions down below. Squishy is really not impressed, and things are not looking too good for it to dry out by bed time. So, we make the decision to head for the home slip, and make arrangements to get home from there.
We were able to sail the last stretch home, a nice ending. Doug hadn't forgotten how to park in our narrow slip at St. Helens (we have about 6" on each side). Our niece will bring our car up after school is out, so we have a few hours to prepare. We do the sweaty work of getting stuff ready to go off the boat, get showers, and pack what looks like way to much stuff up to the parking lot. Jaclyn arrives, all our gear does fit. We also take home the tiller, the stairs, and the bilge cover, they need some serious sanding and varnish. A swing through Burgerville for dinner and fresh blackberry milkshakes, then on home. The great adventure has come to an end. For this year.

There's a little more to follow, so stay tuned.