Mid 2013 - Victoria & NYC

Sandra and Bowser relax at home.

Son Steve on base plays with his band in our back yard.

I add a bedroom to our basement suite complete with fireplace.

Diner with family in NYC.

We celebrate our son James receiving his Phd.  His wife already has hers.

Son Rob joins in the festivities.

Testing features on our new camera #1.

Son hosts Halloween party of the century.

Best costume.

One of two live bands at the party.

If not the best pumpkin carving it certainly was a contender.

Early 2013 - THE SURVIVING PICTURES OF OUR CRUISE TO BELIZE

Most of our pictures were lost when water leaked into our underwater camera.  These are what survived.

Anchored at "Texan Bay" Rio Dulce.

Passat II at anchor in Placencia, Belize.

Lunch and Internet.

The Cruiser friendly Paradise Resort.

At anchor somewhere in Belize.

Returning up the Rio.

Hotel Catamaran, our home on the Rio Dulce.

Early 2013 - PASSAT II RETROFIT

The Retrofit included:

Removing the cosmetic blisters from the hull.

Making a new tiller

                                      

Rebuilding the rudder

         

Painting the anchor windless.

Refinishing the Bowsprit.

 

Painting the hull.

 

New lettering.

New windows in the dodger.

 

Repainting the Salon.

Repainting the Salon 2.

Refinishing the teak in the cockpit.

Sanding the exterior teak and polishing the brass.

Varnishing the interior of the hatches.

2013 - THE LOST YEAR

2013 was a short year for us.  Passat II spent the first part of the year "on the hard" having a major refit.  In the early part of the year we spent 5 weeks sailing in Belize.  However, almost all the pictures taken were lost when the underwater camera leaked.  Much of the year was spent back in Canada working to create a cruising kitty for the planned hop from the Caribbean to the Mediterranean.

In November we returned to the Rio Dulce, Guatemala to start the next leg of our adventure.

The following posts pick up the story.