May 3, 2020 - Renaming Ceremony and Provisioning

May 3, 2020. Dennis and Niki arrive!

We arrive at the boat on April 26 now that we have a good plan to get Raven to Seattle.  Before we left we  had reached out looking for two more souls who would join us and Captan Nikolay Alexandrov on a trip that may only have one refueling stop - the Panama Canal - until we reached the west coast of the US -  non-stop from Florida to San Diego.  Our only hope was that Mexico would allow us to stop for fuel and provisions as this had been acceptable so far during the pandemic.

Niki and Dennis jumped at the opportunity as they too had seen this as a once in a lifetime opportunity.  And we all knew the risks with the virus, port closures, fuel and provisions.  So we now have a crew of four plus our Captain.  Next is the delivery of 600' of 7/8" line (which gets cut into four 150' lengths), eight 55 gallon barrels for extra fuel, large wall fenders and lots of food.

Lois and I make several provisioning trips: two Costco runs, Publix Market, Meat Market, and Total Wine.  Also there are trips to marine stores like: West Marine, Boat Owners Warehouse, Chapman Marine Supply and Home Depot.

Yesterday Niki conducts the Renaming Ceremony recognizing Raven!  Thanks to the sellers, we had a bottle of sparkling wine with which to perform the ceremony!

We are all set to head off on this voyage - or so we thought .....

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Location: Stuart, FL, USA

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