Our final leg from Squirrel Cove to Nanaimo was done in about 10 hours flat. We decided to run straight down the Georgia Strait, and it was the perfect final run on a great cruise. Our biggest objective on this cruise was to take an extended trip, and jot down any shortcomings of equipment that might need to be upgraded before our trip to Alaska. Our North Pacific 42 handle itself flawlessly. We ended up with a page of notes on small equipment items, some of which are a little on the expensive side.
A water maker is not necessary to go to Alaska, however many of the marinas that we were able to visit either did not have water on the dock, or the water is tinted yellow with cedar tannins. The water was good to drink however washing your clothes was not a good idea. I like the idea of having our own water maker anyway so that we are not constantly looking for or saving water.
The same goes for a deep freeze. Springer does not have one installed other than the one provided by the refrigerator. For an extended cruise, we will definitely install a secondary freezer for meat products etc.
We are installing a secondary navigation system for our computer as well as sirius radio. We have hundreds of songs on our iPod but even that gets a little old after a while.
An extensive parts list is an ongoing process. By next spring, we should have enough parts to replace most critical items required.
This trip only ran for approximately 450 nautical miles. We were gone for 23 days and we met some wonderful people along the way. We can't wait to our trip to begin next summer for Alaska.
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