Entry Date: 25.03.2016, at 12:35:08 hrs (UTC)

Arari/Honshu - Kushiro/Hokkaido

Preparation in Japan

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PRID: 11032
LegID: 289
LegNo: 47
Latitude: N034°49.57'
Longitude: E138°45.73'
Day#: 521
Log (Total): 30411 nm
It is time for SuAn to be prepared for her next voyage to Alaska. She is waiting for us on the hard. After the hull is repaired and metal works are finished by Arari Ship Builders there is still a lot of work to do for us to make SuAn seaworthy again.

Gabi is flying to Japan first since Lutz is still making some money in Germany. Saying Good Bye is hard as our parents are over 85 already and we hope to see them healthy again next time.

Our friends Toshi-San and Chisato-San are picking Gabi up from the airport and invite her to there home. They are spoiling her with delicious Japanese cuisine and take her the next day to Izu Peninsula to SuAn. It is a whole day voyage and quite difficult to reach with public transportation, especially with lots of luggage. Thank you – dear friends!

SuAn is waiting on the hard, the dent is repaired as well as the pulpits and some more little things. Now it is time for us to become busy with making SuAn our home again and most important of all: seaworthy for Alaska.