Final prep

Two days until departure for New Caledonia and the typical frantic activity working through job lists for the boat and job lists for our lives.

Heading away for 15 months with much of the time without full internet access requires another level of planning to ensure bills are paid when they fall due, insurances renewed and credit cards are replaced before they expire.

Lettin'Go is in great shape for the trip with new sails, new rigging, new port engine, new prop shaft seals, new secondary chart plotter and new satellite communications system all in the last 18 months. One last minute job, Patrick, Ann's brother and our crew member for the trip, is fitting new trampolines.