Picking the name for a boat is very much like picking the name for a baby. Once the name is selected, the tough job of selecting the font style, the letter color, shading and accents begins. At least with a baby, God makes the tough design decisions.
Five weeks ago, when we left the boat, Jack gave Dave (a guy who can repair almost anything on a boat) a list of TO DO's from the boat survey. The list was long and varied. Happily, Dave completed everything on the list. Great job Dave!!
It looks like we might have rain all week. We hoped for better weather. But, just being on ITHAKA, rain or shine, is quality time filled with joy.
Tomorrow, we move the boat to River Forest Yacht Center in Stuart, Florida. She will be in a hurricane protected building from June to November. Taking ITHAKA out of the water was a good decision. This years hurricane season is predicted to be a bad one.
Chris Caldwell from Captain Chris Yacht Service was hired to ride along on the move. His title was coach and crisis intervention manager. Jack and I were tempted to move the boat alone. After much thought and discussion, we decided to err on the side of caution.Thinking about our long term goal of completing the "Great Loop", we decided this goal should be factored into our decision to hire Chris to train and oversee the trip. So "Captain Coach" was part of the crew and ITHAKA arrived at the haul out without incident.
Jack piloted the boat into the sling and kept a watchful eye, as they hauled ITHAKA.
After the haul out, Jack and I headed off to see some Florida sites. We took an airboat ride in the Everglades
Then on to Fort Meyers to visit the Thomas Edison and Firestone Homes.
This will be my last post until November, when ITHAKA returns to the water.
