On April 5 we motored to North Sound Marine and were hauled out.  Steve navigated the slip perfectly and we didn’t scrape the sides at all.  This slip is challenging because of the cross-winds blowing the boat to one side.  Anyways, we hauled out smoothly and started the final preparations for leaving the boat on the hard until next winter. 

This marina is nice in that it has a cement bottom.  This year it was easier to obtain water and electricity, as they have been upgrading the facility. 

This marina is located in the northern part of Antigua, which is not very built up.  We stay in an Air B & B that is in the area.  It has a washing machine, which is so nice.  I am was able to get all of our linens and clothes washed and put away.  (Unfortunately, we have to hang dry the laundry at the house, but it works out OK.)  This location also requires us to rent a car to get back and forth to the boat.  Since we have hauled out in this marina before, we know where the amenities are located and it all works well. 

We try to get to the boat around 6:30a so that we can work before it gets too hot.  Then, we run errands and return to the house to eat lunch and do laundry.  We return to the boat in the late afternoon and work until dinner time, again, once it has cooled down.  This year we had a week to prepare the boat in the marina as well as four days on the hard so we left Spring Tradition in the best shape ever for the off season.