whoops ... were did the time go?

errr ... sorry 'bout that.

So I went home, did the stuff that needed doing (most of it, anyway), and flew back here a couple of days ago. I'm now back on-board Hellcat, compiling a list of what needs to be done before I make the second attempt at a passage home.

The great thing about compiling lists of things to do is that it feels constructive, and is much easier than actually doing the stuff that you put on the list.

I took a couple of days putting the below-decks area back into livable space after the sudden departure. I'm reasonably happy with it now. I've re-organised some of the storage spaces, and done some wood oiling. No, seriously, the interior woodwork is teak, and in places was effected by water ingress discolouring the teak surfaces. Not enough to set rot in, but looking at it after an absence of a couple weeks I was surprised at how obviously the teak was marked where water had trickled across it. There were pale streaks across the front of the lockers and shelf facings. A simple fix was to wipe across the surfaces with a rag soaked in teak oil. Ahh ...'s pretty again!

I promised a couple of excerpts from the log I maintained in the first attempt. I'll put one up right now, in a separate post.

Cheers.