It’s an early Christmas aboard Bedouin as we unpacked all the stuff Kristy muled over to us from the states. Mark was especially excited to have some new hatches. His ongoing project to freshen the boat up and replace them all is underway. Miraculously, Kris packed them with such expertise that they all arrived in …
We stayed in a Marina in Athens to get some projects done (and hide from some vicious winds). Our windlass is happy and working again, we have new wheels on our passerelle, and we bought a BBQ! With all that free electricity, we cranked out the sewing machine and Mark made a spiffy cover for …
We found another note from our former Bosun/daughter Chloe who left us a million sticky note instructions hidden all over the boat on how to properly take care of Bedouin in her absence. She’s been gone for two months and we’re still finding her notes. The answer to this latest reminder was a big …
Mark packed his Sailrite sewing machine with us when we left the states to move onto the boat. He had to take it out of its hard case and stuff in precariously into a hard-shell suitcase. This was carted along with another hard-shell case that contained an actual kitchen sink. Both of these treasures we …
Apparently sea-weed is not a healthy diet for our generator. It suddenly started overheating—which seemed pretty strange, especially since our generator has super low hours and always runs like a champ. So the Bedouin crew spent part of the day trouble-shooting the problem. Eventually Mark discovered it had sucked some seaweed into the intake. Once …
Our new chart plotter has arrived and Stathis, our favorite Marine Electrician, brought it over and got it all installed. Stathis warned us that this new unit has a lot of bells and whistles but just because we could now watch Netflix movies on it doesn’t mean we should. He’s probably right, that it’s …
I passed by this scene and had a moment of Déjà vu. It seemed to me I’ve seen this same moment many many MANY years ago. Mark fixing something and Kathy patiently holding the flashlight for him. I went back to my old photos and found the exact same scenario from 2012. She’s still holding …
Our new batteries just arrived and we’re excited to get them installed. Our new chart plotter is ordered and we’re hoping to get that in as soon as possible as well. All work and no sail is sometimes the way it goes around here. I never thought I’d hug a battery but this power hungry …
While we are still dockside waiting for our standing rigging to get tuned Mark decided to install the sink we brought over from the states with us in our suitcase. (Chloe will remind you that it was HER suitcase that is was stowed in since it limited the amount of stuff she could take.) …
Yep he sews. But he’s quick to tell you he only sews “Man Stuff”. We’re glad though. Because he stripped down his Sailrite machine to 50lbs. so it would fit and make weight in one of the two check-in bags he was allotted. Today, he’s sewing down by the seashore, some manly straps …
