Final Preperations

   Two months may seem like a long time in between steps, but we are coming on the final stretches of our preparation stage.  I just arrived back home from Porto, after visiting the boat and taking over 240 lbs of supplies and equipment.  Most of the things I have mentioned before, to include bilge pumps, wires, solar controller, wind turbine and tower, etc...  Over all the trip went better then expected. I was also worried about the bilges being filled with water, but was pleasantly surprised when they were bone dry, and I felt a bit silly for having any worry at all.

    Although we have been having a lot more issues then I like to make public. To include getting an email from Boat Registration USCG four months after the submitted paperwork, informing us that we failed to submit one document that was only introduced the same month we submitted the forums. Now we must be put at the end of the Que and hopefully get a proper registration before leaving in December.

   On top of dealing with registration we have to get flags for each of the countries we are to visit, as we are suppose to by law display the flag of the waters we are within in order show compliance with local laws and regulations.  This is a bit humorous as each patch of soil in the Caribbean seems to be a different island, so we'll have to check in and out of customs and regulations every other day it seems like.  Oh the turmoil!

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   Now the next step is saving our last pennies, doing nothing for two months, and preping.  I have purchased a Go Pro, so hopefully on this next set of pictures and videos are better quality and maybe get some underwater footage!  Than we'll basically be professionals and start sending in our products to magazines and TV Companies!