Just to start, here is a link to a map that shows our position from the SPOT satellite location service, and I'm playing with it to see how it works. This "Spot adventure" site might be better. For some of the trip planning details, see the previous blog.
We'll be in Salinas on February 27, and leave about a week later for points west, if all goes well, as planned. Some of the things we're bringing: charts, guide books, emergency gear, a new autopilot, etc... Also parts to replace some rigging, repair the dinghy outboard, and more. Among the many tasks we'll be doing over that first week is to clean the bottom and pull up one of the three mooring anchors as a serious storm anchor-- 85# Danforth. I'll get some help with this from my friend Fred, who lives in Salinas.
