After the return to Anacortes preparations began for the
next adventure for Patrick & Miriam, at least for Patrick! In early October Patrick and son Sean leave
for Kathmandu to participate in a 19 day trek to basecamp for Mount Everest at
an elevation of up to 18,500 feet.
Meanwhile, “Spirit” needed maintenance from the cruise, including
replacing seals and thrust bearings in the port stabilizer and installation of
a new 5 bladed propeller from VEEM in Perth, Australia.
We were fortunate in being able to schedule time with Platypus
Marine in Port Angeles and “Spirit” arrived on 1o September for a haulout. Platypus has a travel lift capable of lifting
330 tons, so “Spirit” looked tiny at 50 tons as we were lifted out and put
inside the building. While at Platypus
we also completed the last warranty repairs dealing with the drainage from the
wheelhouse roof.
Miriam and Patrick took a few side trips to Hurricane Ridge
and Lake Ozette while the work was performed, and sampled several restaurants
in Port Angeles.
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