Scrutineering

After all the delivery crew had gone back on the train I cleaned Beeline thoroughly. Then I went through the Checklist and tied whistle and drogue (a tiny sea parachute) to the lifebuoy, put reflective tape on everything and madly labelled all the lockers on the boat so we can see where everything is in a hurry. All the stores are in labelled tupperware (eg Teabags, More Teabags, Sweets, Soup, Hot choc, Porridge etc.) We have Royal Marine ration packs and plenty of tinned stores so no real cooking needs to be done, just reheating and serving. At sea you need lots of hot comfort food and snacks but no-one much likes to have to prepare it so it has to be easy.
At 1030 the scrutineer arrived. It was Taffy John the Bootneck who is an old friend and we enjoyed a cup of tea and a chat as we went through the check list. It is his 70th birthday tomorrow so Many Happy Returns Taf! All was in order so I locked up the boat and went ashore with him to get home to Topsham for my lovely Rosie's birthday too.