We decided to meet the owner at the docks on Monday, when he arrived from Vancouver with the boat. Talked to the broker a couple of times and he had no knowledge of their whereabouts, other than them being en route. At about 4 p.m. he drove up to the north end of the island and reported that there was no Hot Sauce in site. We went to bed wondering when we would get our new toy. In the morning the broker let us know that he had gotten a text at night from Adey that they had stopped in Port Townsend to wait out a foul tide and would be down the next day. We settled in at a nearby bed and breakfast for a 3 day stay to give us time to clear the old and load the new on the boat. About mid day I decided to drive up to the north end of the Island to have a look. I got a couple of blocks down the road and received a msg that they were at the dock. I gathered Joan up and went to the dock which was piled high from the gear and such required for the 4 or 5 folks who had crewed the boat down from Canada. They shuffled transportation, and we went to sign papers and have a beer. Moved the boat to the new home and here we are. Spent the next couple of rainy days shuttling our gear back and forth by dinghy and by Friday we were ready to move aboard. Boat owners on Tues. the 24th and liveaboard cruisers on the 27th. Life is good.
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