We motored out of Home Port Marina today, probably never to return. We have a long list of mostly small projects to finish before we head south next month, but Mintaka is in fine shape -- the best ever I think. We plan to cruise around this area -- Port Townsend, San Juan Islands, Canada's Gulf Islands -- for the next month, finishing those projects, socializing, and just enjoying the boat again. Early in August, two friends will join us as crew for the leg south to San Francisco. After a few days there, we expect to continue south to San Diego, winter in Mexico, and sail west next March.
Some of you might wonder at the above plan, as we had planned to head more directly for New Zealand, leaving several weeks ago. Unfortunately, I sustained a crippling injury to my right hand last January, and while I can still manage the boat, we had to delay departure a bit.
Right now, we are anchored in Port Ludlow. Tomorrow at O-dark-thirty, we'll continue up to Port Townsend (the favorable tide is very early in the morning). We'll hang out there for a few days, then see which way the wind blows. I'll probably write something here fairly often for a while, so stay tuned.
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