Accomplished in Papeete thus far: (working list of paradise offsets!)
Wash Allora with fresh water for the first time in a year (Diana uses a toothbrush for her part)
Polish and wax cabin, and dodger
Inspect and put new seizing wire on anchor swivel
Clean and replace anchor markers
Adjust valves on Yanmar engine
Clean heat exchanger Yanmar
Replace coolant Yanmar
Check belts, hoses and impeller Yanmar
Install new AIS antenna and cable, solder new UHF connection
Dismantle, clean and relube primary winches
Troubleshoot Radar
Update firmware on multifunction navigation displays
Clean Namo with fresh water for the first time in a year
Replace D ring on Namo
Wash Allora with fresh water for the second time in a year
Climb and inspect mast
Drill rivets and remove lower shrouds
Replace lower shrouds (one broke a strand sometime since May)
Update software on iPads
Update software on Diana’s Mac
Update software on Marcus’ Mac
Replace battery on Marcus Mac book pro (new battery shipped from France)
Update Delorme
Update Iridium Go!
Rum and Whiskey provisions for 9 months
Charge flashlights
Acquire and consume as many pamplemousse as possible
Purchase dive tanks and dive gear, BCD’s and regulators
Install straps and bunnies for new dive tanks
Marcus’s bike to shop for replacing corroded gear ship cables and brakes
Clean, polish and wax Allora port side
Finish windlass rewiring/waterproofing
Rum tasting on Adagio also with friends from Reverence
Build seat for mast climbing rig
Umpteen bike trips to the store to provision
Stow provisions for nine months!
Clean mast to lower shrouds. Polish.
De-rust middle and upper shrouds.
Clean and scrub cockpit cushions
Clean and scrub cockpit seats
Install wheel holder for removing wheel from helm
Sundays 0600 market provisioning X4
Lubricate head (this is one of Marcus’s favorite jobs)
Clean helm bag
Scrub decks with boat soap and fresh water for third time in a year
Multiple doctor appointments
Charge rechargeable batteries
Charge handheld VHF radios
Clean, polish and wax Allora starboard side
Clean Bimini and connector panel with fresh water for the first time in a year
Polish dorades
Replace dorade gaskets
Edit photos for blog (the font should be larger on this one to reflect the magnitude of the task)
Provide copy for blog
Factory service for Yamaha outboard
Go through Aft cabin for disposable items
Go through fwd cabin for disposable items
Dispose of propane tank
Sell (or actually give away) kite surfing board
Clean fishing gear
Communicate via Skype with loved ones for the first time in months
Write emails complaining about destructive ferry wakes in Papeete harbor
Read first set of rejection letters on Slocum novel
Repair and re-bed shock connection freezer with 5200
Empty and clean freezer and refrigerator
Replace shock on freezer, and refrigerator
Empty and clean refrigerator
Rinse running rigging with fresh water
Exchange propane tank
Install new organization system for refrigerator
De-rust and replace washers on all hatches
Disassemble broken Lewmar clutch and investigate repair options
Order more fly tying materials
Order new butt section and new rod to replace broken nine weight
Swab decks final (fourth) time to remove grime just before leaving Papeete
Upload 8-9 new blog posts
Scrub window UV covers
Wash folding bikes
Fabricate dive flag buoy
Laundry, laundry and more laundry (dry on lifelines)
Finish cleaning the mast, checking fasteners, de-rusting
Plant herb garden! (Thanks to Birgit/Pitufa for the inspiration and AK/Pensive for some key supplies!)
Cross things off this list (thanks, Ian, how could I have forgotten the most fun task?!)
We are currently in Oponohu, Moorea awaiting a weather window to head south to the Austral’s, so the chore list grows, (clean waterline, PFD zipper repair, etc.) – but we are also exploring some of the dive sites on this north side, WITH OUR OWN GEAR!!
Longest list of to-do’s ever. Congrats on getting g all that done! And of course Diana used a toothbrush to clean Allora’s hull – classic! Congrats also on the beautiful, and amusing, photos. I am in the SLC airport viewing on my phone, but look forward to seeing bigger images on my computer soon. When do you leave Tahiti? Sending love!
Hey Lori! You are so funny – I DID NOT use a toothbrush to clean Allora’s hull, but I did use one to spruce up our dinghy, Namo! We’ve left Tahiti and are in Moorea (thinking of you here with us in Oponohu Bay) having fun with our new diving gear and continuing our ‘to do’s.’ We are looking at a next Wednesday or Thursday weather window for our departure to the Austral’s. Hugs and more hugs.
I am finally able to attend to the blog for a minute, Lori L! Sorry for the 7 month delay!!! I have gobs of new stuff to post, and have secured a tech wizard to help me maintain the blog when we’re in the outer reaches, so keep checking back! Meanwhile, we miss you guys terribly!
Sounds good. We can trade boating vacations. We are booked for three months in Belgium and France next spring. The fishing stinks but we have daily farmers markets, wine stores and French bakeries.
When is the best time to visit? Be safe….
Sounds like we need a good, long conversation, Anders!
Marcus: I remember when you wondered what that silly red light was on the dash of your Suburban just before it seized. I am proud that you have come a long ways. I never thought I would hear about you adjusting values on a diesel. Marilyn and I just finished a week long diesel engine class in Brooklin, Maine.
It is wonderful to hear how much fun you guys are having. A
We meet so many boats with engineers onboard. Sometimes I wonder how we manage – 2 artists at sea … We ALMOST took a course like that, Anders, but now it feels like we are getting the Master Class just being out here and having to do the routine maintenance on the Yanmar, the Northern Lights Generator and the Yamaha Outboard! You guys HAVE to come visit us!