Fueling Up

We fueled up manually over taking Kaleo through the marina station to save some cash in prep for our 1st solo sail around Galveston Bay. To date we've had the company (and security) of friends and family aboard so we're looking forward to our new mini adventure.

Our First Friend Aboard

Our good friend, Maurice, joined us today for a great sail and to help Matt with some boat maintenance. We started the day by hoisting our captain up the mast to diagnose navigation light issues, went out for an afternoon sail (Maurice even took the wheel for the majority the time) and then wrapped up with the 1st oil change and relaxed over dinner and chats.

Inventory Day

We had an inventory weekend & cleaned out part of the boat. Christie spent time diligently writing thank-you notes for our wedding guests while I tackled the lazarettes. I found all sorts of interesting stuff and the picture below shows it piled up on the deck. The next step is to take on the storage behind the salon seats, called settees.

A Day Well Spent

Today we mounted the "Welcome Aboard" mat that Christie's parents gave us for our finger pier, hung out, gave Kaleo a good bath, cooked, and explored what was aboard.

The dog that caught the bus ...

We did it! We bought a boat! She is the one in the picture above, being piloted by the former owner in the Harvest Moon Race.

It was an exciting Saturday: Sea trial, paperwork, pulling the raw water impeller, our first grounding, a near perfect docking by me (beginners luck) and leaving her for a speedy return to Dallas. I will follow up with all the details but until then I have to think about what I just got us into!