Having the boat on the farm…

… is lovely!

Farm to table Pumpkin Coconut soup with lots of koriander! And the pigs are happy to receive the compost every day!

Now it’s time for a bath in the blue ocean!

Sails are down, folded and stacked! The boat inside is getting crowded! This afternoon I’ll be going through the engine!

Shopping!!!!

I’ve been shopping online for new sails and items needed (and bling) for the boat! “Mack Sails” and “Island Packet Parts” In Florida, are owned by Colin Mack and Travis Blain who are half brothers. Their parents started “Mack Sails” a long time ago and passed down the business to their sons. Colin left “Mack Sails” and started “Island Packet Yacht Parts” after Island Packet stopped building boats, and as a result, parts became difficult to find. Colin is a wealth of information about island Packet Yachts, so I’ve been picking his brain. They are making new sails and putting together a nice package which will be shipped to Apataki for when I get back here in beginning of March!