We needed that breakfast at IHOP to feel human again and to
regain strength for another long day. This day was devoted to cleaning and
emptying the boat. After long days of travel the boat was a disaster. It rained
all day so the darn work barge couldn’t pound posts in our ears, which was a
blessing. Turn up the music and get to it!
We pulled all the linens off all the beds, all the towels
and all our clothes and trudged over to the laundromat near our hotel. That
took several hours.
Lunch at an amazing Mexican hole in the wall then back to
the boat to start cleaning. We cleaned every surface inside and out, every
cubby, every closet and every corner until she sparkled. We shoved our gear
into bags and boxes until we realized we needed more bins. Off I went to Target
to buy more bins so we could stack our
crap stuff neatly in the minivan.
Some stuff went to Salvation Army, some stuff went to the
office, and a ton of stuff went in the garbage. Finally it was done.
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| V-berth, guest cabin for landlubbers |
Wednesday April
19, 2017
Still raining. We got to the boat to wait for Curtis and
Michaelene, the new owners. Our Good Karma is their Texas Two-Step. Feels weird
but then everything about this experience feels weird.
The good news is if we were to hand select the folks to take
our Good Karma, we would pick Curtis and Michaelene. They are great people –
happy, positive, fun-loving. They would fit with our friends any day! They can be our new friends! I am so
glad!!
But C and M know nothing about this kind of boat. NOTHING.
They are moving up from a 20 foot fishing boat to a 45 foot live aboard. There
is a lot to learn. Our challenge was to show them all the main systems in one
day. Later in the summer they planned to bring on a captain to teach them how
to run the boat.
We started at the rear. We unplugged and re-plugged the
electric cords and showed them how to operate the glendinning cablemaster. We
turned on and turned off the electronics. We turned on the boat. We turned on
the generator. We turned on the radar and GPS and demonstrated the radio. We
operated the kitchen and toilets. We demonstrated the lights. We even dropped
the anchor at the slip.
With each system, we showed them then made them try it. We
explained how we divided chores. Then we had a drink and got to know each other
a little better.
Our goal was to go out for a ride to show them how the boat
operates but the weather was still bad. It was raining on and off but there was
a chance of a big storm. We went to a late lunch to wait out the storm.
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| I call this still life with chicken - the last load |
Sure enough after lunch, around 3pm, the weather broke and
the sun came out. We opted to go to the gas dock instead of a ride into the
bay. Off we went to the gas dock, around corners and down fairways to the other
side of the marina. Kermit docked the boat like it was second nature, which it
was of course. C and M watched with mouths open. This would be their
responsibility soon!
Kermit filled one tank then Curtis filled the other. Kermit
showed Curtis how to do a pump out then Curtis took over. The dock hands were
great help. When we were done, Kermit reached for his wallet then laughed
because it was now Curtis’s responsibility!!
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| Curtis and Michelene |
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| Curtis and Michelene |
We hugged, took some pictures, had another drink then we
turned to walk away from our Good Karma, their Texas Two Step. It was a good
ride.
Lunch at an amazing Mexican hole in the wall then back to
the boat to start cleaning. We cleaned every surface inside and out, every
cubby, every closet and every corner until she sparkled. We shoved our gear
into bags and boxes until we realized we needed more bins. Off I went to Target
to buy more bins so we could stack our 
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