Hurricane Kyle

Well, here we are, a couple of days before our departure from St Andrews, and we are already trying to dodge a hurricane. Kyle is coming straight at us, so we have taken down all of our sails, and tied down everything that could fly off. BB, our very helpful wharfinger, has added another line to our mooring. We are going to sleep on land tonight as it hits, and keep our fingers crossed. If all goes well, I am planning to go to St Stephen for a last big set of groceries tomorrow, and Val is going to finish sorting out storage for the things we are not bringing.

Pegasus' Journey

Hello, after six months of preparations, we are almost ready to start our journey.  Since Genny started at Huntsman aquarium and I left Xerox, I got most of the systems on Pegasus checked, repaired, replaced or removed.  We have a new septic tank, new valves on all the rear through hulls, reworked electrical system with new batteries and solar panel. I reworked and simplified the fresh water system.  I also made new boards to replace the leaky companionway doors.  I still have a long list of things to do before we leave next week. Among them, installing the windlass, getting the fuel line installed for the new diesel heater and sorting out an intermittent electrical problem with the starter.

Val