We are now in the final run to leaving on the 2nd July.

22 July - After the hectic last couple of weeks today was about catching up with ourselves and working out what needed to be done next.  We also made our first attempt at hemming our new awning for the boat (made from our old genoa).  This has been roughly cut to size and we tried it no the boat to make sure that we weren't too far off and then tried to get the Sailrite sewing machine working.  Unfortunately it didn't want to play ball today so didn't make much progress.  We left the dock around 4 after filling up wiht water and went back tot he mooring bouy.  As we bobbe around we had forgotten about how rolly it can be off the dock and both ended up taking sea sickness meds just to help us adjust!

23 July - Admin day in Victoria.  We drove into town and sorted out the safety deposit box along with a bunch of other admin tasks (forwarding mail) getting some cash etc.  Enjoying our last day with a car for convenience for a very long time!

24 July - Sold the car! - We headed off early to catch the 9am ferry to Vancouver, tried unsuccesfully to  find a couple of shops in town and then, at about 1pm, handed the car over to Canada Drives.  We got an Uber back to the ferry terminal then recrossed the strait as foot passengers on the ferry.  Then it was bus rides back tot he boat getting home around 7pm. We have now divested ourselves of all the trappings of 'normality' (jobs, appartmnet, car) and there is just us, the boat and our dinghy.  We both were a little bit freaked at the thought but then this is all what has been planned - it's wierd when plans just fit together as expected.  MAybe as a project manager I shouldn't be surprised but I told Heidi that this was the first project I had ever run that had actually come in earlier than planned (original target to leave was end of August) and under budget!