Today we wrapped up the cleaning, organizing, and prepping process.  There is a pretty good hardware store across the street from the marina which I frequented often.  I wanted to see if we could get some of the replacement items locally so we did not have to ship them (towels, pillows, plate ware, etc…) so I took a cab into town to find some recommended stores and I was hugely unsuccessful after visiting 4 stores.  I did manage to inventory the items under the main seating area which took me awhile and started packing our suitcase – ugh what a sad time. I really wanted to stay through Christmas as it is warm and pretty here – but we have already missed a lot of work.

Matt finished cleaning up the bilges, the exterior of the boat and is satisfied with the state of everything.  We left some things outside knowing that we would put them away in the morning, but to our dismay the night brought about a lot of heavy rains.  We spent most of the night closing and re-opening the hatches trying to get some air in the boat. By the time we got up we had to dry off the interior of the boat and get the items left outside in area that would not promote mold.  We closed Sugar Shack up with a touch of gratitude for delivering us safely across the Atlantic Ocean.  Off we go to the airport and to the States.