Day one ................off the dock !

Well we're off...finally! Didn't quite get the early start we'd hoped. With the help of mao mao, we kept waking (and laughing) through the night remembering the items in our brain lists we'd forgotten. Ed got a 5a.m. start on the bus and was back by 10:30. After popping a bottle of champange to toast our adventure, letting loose a few tears for those we won't be able to squeeze for a while, we set off into the wind...yes, into the wind. Not too unexpected for this time of year and the way we're headed.
Mao mao did really well. After a while she decided it was to loud in the cabin and demanded to be topside. I harnessed and leased her up and to our surprise she made herself at home with us in the cockpit; reminisent of Bruno. Photos to come.
The water was a bit choppy, much wave action. I found myself a little quizzie. Ed scolded me for not coming to the boat more often over the last few months. Decided to stop in Kingston for the night...no slips available so we've anchored in the harbor...more wave action. Needless to say, an early night for us all.

Thanks for everyones help getting us set up. A big thanks to Ed, Jen, Evie and Issac for giving us the late night ride to the boat !

This message is posted via radio, so pictures to follow.

blog update thru San Diego

Testing the radio through San Diego station W6IM, San Diego Yacht Club. About 910 NM away

Additional post by radio

Again we're testing the radio on board the boat. Certainly not as good as reception as from home. Today we're using a experimental vertical dipole made from speaker wire.....
Ed

Radio post 6/5/2012

This update is posted via winlink and a ham station in Atwater California.
The ham radio is now install on Bullwinkle and a temporary counterpoise is installed. Working out the kinks as the stray RF is sometimes causing the computer to blink on and off..........
stay tuned
Ed