Almost Ready

Quest is now in the water as of a week ago Friday which was more or less a little bit of a scare. Our yacht club owns a short tractor much like what is used to haul moble homes which is used to put most boats on trailers in the water. However, due to the weight of the Quest, we also use a large wrecker which is attached to the short truck as well as the trailer under the boat. This method has been used very successfully for several launchings without too much grief but this time the trip down the ramp was very exciting to say the least. I was at the helm in order to start the engines on launch when the caravan started down the ramp. It seems that the wrecker was geared a little higher than the one normally used and since the GPS wasn't on I can only guess that the speed was FAST. Although I did not soil any clothing during the experience .......

Well, now we need to finish a few more items before our scheduled departure of 9/18. Ricki finished her last day at work last Friday so as soon as we ship the last of the grandkids who have been visiting this week and next home, we can really make some headway on our projects. We are looking forward to the trip and all the folks we will be cruising with at one time or another. As you read other blogs it seems like meeting other loopers is one of the more enjoyable parts of the experience.