This probably isn't very interesting. Cleaning rarely is. But, our boat has been in a shed all winter and we did have Stanley Steemer come in and make the interior clean and fresh, so now it was time for us to make it look almost as good on the outside.
It's Memorial Day weekend and on Saturday, we brought down our pressure washer and began by blasting the grime off the foredeck. The pressure washer did a good job but we also used one of those scruffy pads to get into all the little spots.
Then it was down to the cockpit to do the real hands-and-knees cleaning. Not fun, but it was satisfying to see all the winter dirt disappear down the deck scuppers.
That took just about all day and as cocktail hour got underway, we decided to try our marina's new restaurant for dinner.
This is third operator of the restaurant in five years and to be fair, we don't think they knew what to expect on their first days of being open. When we got there, the place was mobbed and very loud. The staff wasn't trained and the food was a few steps below "okay," and that's being generous.
On Sunday morning (isn't it great to sleep, once again, on your boat?), Frances made to strongest coffee in the Western Hemisphere, which really hit the spot. We read The New York Times and then started the first big event of the season: get a pump-out. Once the waste tank was empty, we calibrated the tank gauge so that Frances will always know just how we're doing in that department.
We also, cleaned all 13 of the windows on the bridge and then tackled the upholstery, gauges and all the little spots that seem to trap dirt. We finished off the afternoon by cleaning the cabin windows.
We made a silly video of Sunday's activities just because we could. It's only about 2-1/2 minutes long but it was fun to put together.
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