Still here

So I'm still here in San Diego.  That's how it goes.  Still learning, still prepping.  That's all fine.

I just made a very important deal today.  I found a windvane for cheap,

cheap being relative.

I've always needed a windvane.  It is a devise that steers the boat using the wind.  But they're

very expensive and I haven't wanted to buy a new one, and they are hard to find used,

and often not much cheaper.

But here I am...in San Diego...the last stop before heading away to lands were hardware and supplies

hard found.

The short of it is that I met a man who had made one.  It was brand new

and a replica of the best, most expensive vane.  It is a beefed up Monitor-type.

I know that will fit on my boat.  So I made the deal.

 

It is expensive, but it is done--I'll never need another one and now I can truly sail alone

with out the stress of the helm.

 

This is a very good thing.

 

The boat is clean and well ordered.  i am about to stock up a serious pile of food. 

 My dinghy still needs a serious repair.  But I feel great.  I am not chomping on the bit

or tearing my hair out.  I have time.

March is the time to leave for the Marquesas.  I still have time to see Mexico before I leave

for the Pacific.