Green to Port and Red to Starboard, right?

I went below to flip the switch, all excited about how fabulous the cockpit was going to look all lit up. Kevin brightened up the moment as the power streamed through hundreds of LED lights:  "You're not going to believe this".  Ok, we all get a little confused now and then.  Which apparently was the case when our new cockpit LED lights were packed in the ultra modern factory in China.  Check out the photos of the box with the big red sticker emblazoned with the bold capital "R".  Merry Xmas, we now have a very red and green boat just in time for the holidays!  Two steps forward, one step back. That's boating!

It's Sunday night, and it feels like we've been working non-stop all week.  Oh, we have, no wonder we feel that way.  Not for naught, however, as we now have a newly rubberized dinghy, a stern rail mount for our Yamaha, almost all new running rigging (ughh, another day we'll share the Quino story), and best of all:  new radar!  Yeah, it worked on the first try.  Oh, did I mention a really cool new fan in the master stateroom, sorry Kevin - but darn, you already have two fans and lots of airflow.

It's been blowing 20 knots with 6-8 foot seas all week anyway.  The weather gods are cooperating, we have a really nice weather window Tuesday and Wednesday to head East.  Tortola bound we'll be Tuesday morning!