On the Hard

I forgot how uncomfortable it is to have your boat hauled out of the
water. We hauled out in Mission Bay on the 17th. They hauled us early
so that we could do work that day. Mostly we just scrubbed the bottom
of the boat so that we could paint it. Dad and I tore apart the props
both sides and cleaned every part of them. I'm going to have dirt
under my nails for the next 5 months. On the port engine prop Dad
forgot to drain the sail drive so we had oil everywhere. I caught it
before all the oil spilled out but there still was a lot that went on
the ground.
That took most of the first day and into the second. Mom rented a car
for us to drive around to pick up junk we needed. Mostly just parts
for the engine and sail drive. We did stop at Costco though. Mera and
Aeron pooled there money to get an iTouch. The we went to the sprint
store to get Dads new cell which took a little dip in the water the
other day. Then we went to the best place to buy clothing in the
world..... Goodwill. Wonderful place. We took the cat to the vet that
day as well and ever since then she always thinks that we are going
to take her to the vet if she gets in the car.
Our stay in the boatyard has had an enormous effect on the whiteness
of our boat. It has been dyed from a white to black in just a matter
of days. Its amazing how fast boatyard gunk gets onboard. We spent a
whole day cleaning it with FSR, ( a heavy duty fiberglass cleaner)
and the all of the next day waxing the boat.
Then I took a little adventure off the side of the boat. I was
scrubbing up the transom when I tried to step down one step to scrub
lower. But, there was no step. I fell off the boat and landed har on
the concrete on my side I banged up my head pretty bad, wrenched my
neck, and messed up my arm. It felt broken for awhile and Dad thought
I broke it but I didn't. I just hurt hit pretty bad. I am still a
little sore. Dad says I got away lucky without any major injuries.

Update Time!

Hi-lo!

Sorry for the lack of blogs. I have been... out of it. We have just been doing alot of traveling lately. Since we've left San Francisco we've traveled to Point Conception. What a funny name. For the last few days we had been waiting out the bad weather in a small little cove in San Simeon. Its A beautiful little harbor with a population of ten. Literally. The beach is warm and sandy with large waves that you could body surf in. Not to mention the amazing amount of wildlife there. There are hundreds of pelicans that all dive down on a swarm of herring a the same time. Its really cool to watch. There is an obvious pecking order for the food supply in the bay. By the time the pelicans get there, the large groups of 20-25 sea otters have come  and gone.  Then the big pelicans get to dive on the food first then comes the younger and smaller pelicans then the seagulls and kestrels dive in on the food. This all happen within the time of 5 min. Usually less then that. It was really cool. There were also whales that came in to the harbor get shrimp and krill. They came in at sunrise and sunset. It really was a cool harbor. 

The only downside was how difficult it was to get in to shore. The waves made it difficult to land on the beach. The first attempt we had our dinghy flipped. Of course we had the motor on. That got flooded so we had to row back. And all our stuff got wet. The second time we went the boat didn't flip but we also had to row the distance and time the waves. It definitely takes practice. I just hope that doesn't happen in front of every boat in the Baha Haha.

Speaking of Baha Haha, the race is only two weeks away. I am really excited!! We just heard about a hurricane thats going along the coast destroying things in Mexico. Right now it is just above La Pas. Oh joy. Everything will be recovering from the storm by the time we get there. Any-who i'm gonna sign of and update wen we get around the point.

Jaime