Waiting on the Weather

Poor little Cake Walk hasn't moved from her slip at the marina since we arrived in Lake Washington on the 13th of April. We've been busy with fixing the outboard and doing some neglected chores around the house and entertaining friends!

Last week our dear friends Ben and Kate Rogers came to visit with us from Monday till Thursday. We've now met up in 3 countries!

The Grand Adventure - Tacoma to Lake Washington

This past weekend has us busy with the boat. Saturday saw us getting the final things fixed up before we pushed off the dock on Sunday. Geoff sent me up aloft again to retrieve a halyard that the previous owners had lost when they failed to put a tag line on an anchor light they had sent up. I put an LED bulb in the masthead light and rigged a tiny block for a flag halyard. We gave the stern a good scrub and put the new name on ourselves and we must say it looks pretty sweet!

Pictures As Promised

Ok! Ok! Ok! I get it! I'm sorry. I'm sorry to have kept you waiting. I didn't want to take a bunch of pictures while the boat was all torn apart and there were tools lying everywhere. Also I must apologize for the funny layout. It was acting up and wouldn't do what I wanted.
So here are some shots of CakeWalk our little Columbia 26 Mk II.

Finally Left the Dock!

Sunday marked the first day in a while Geoff and I had off together. We had decided that come hell or high water we were leaving the dock that day. It was overcast but warm and the rain held off. I bent the main sail back on after my stitching spree and Geoff tooled around with our outboard. I stowed all the tools and stuff that had accumulated down below and Geoff was still tooling with the outboard. I started cleaning down below and Geoff was still tooling with the outboard.

Antics Aloft

    Our latest antics aboard Cake Walk had me hanging 20ft off the deck, after dark, in a homemade bosun’s chair, crafted from a scrap piece of 2 x 6 Geoff purchased at Home Depot for 25¢ and some diamond braid line from Harbour Fright Tools.

Merrily Skipping Through the Aisles...

It’s pretty exciting being first time boat owners. It’s also pretty terrifying! Full of “What ifs”, “Are we doing this right?” and “What would so-and-so do?”…

What a Cake Walk!

After a week of deliberation and countless ideas from friends, family and co-workers, Geoff and I have finally decided on a name for our little sailboat.