The prep for a 2 week sail can be a nightmare(if you're pressed for time), or a pleasure(if you have time to burn). I sort of fall in the middle. I had a hell of a time tying a borrowed paddleboard on the life lines, but finally got a good spot. Then I find out it's going on the car rack, not the boat(???) Back on the car,...

It's been great fun provisioning with Fiona and Iain. They loved Hamilton Marine in Rockland today.

"I love this shop!", they kept saying as they spent a couple hundred bucks on stuff they hadn't expected to buy(but the prices were that good).

We all then headed to a big grocery, later loaded dinghys, rowed out, we're ready for the dawn,...