We have been spending the last few days preparing to put Windarra on the hard at Club Nautico de Reloncavi. On Thursday afternoon at high tide we moved to the ramp for the lift. After discussions with the folks who operate the lift it was decided that we would back into the lift. We had to loosen the backstay, okay, no problem. Then once we were on the lift everyone realized that the items on the radar arch extended too tall so when the boat was on dry land the lift could not back out. So we had to take down the wind generator, the Iridium, wifi, AIS and DSC antennas. In the process the wifi and DSC antennas came apart. Not good. More things to fix. Anyway we did get to our assigned spot in the yard before the winds came up and it started raining. Friday Juan returned with the center fuel tank repaired and we put it back in place. We removed items from the deck and stowed everything below. We are having someone look after the boat and put in a dehumidifier so it is not a rain forest inside.
When the boat went on the hard we moved to the Hostel de Los Navigantes across the street. Pedro and Erika run a very nice place, warm showers, a heater in the room, a simple breakfast next to the wood stove. We will stay there when we return.
This morning Erika called a taxi for us and we took our first of many flights. Now we are at the airport in Santiago before our flights to Buenos Aires and then on to New York City.
We are ready to leave the southern winter for the northern summer.
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