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Things will go wrong!

Just a reminder to myself, that things this year will not always be perfect. I was preparing Alice's camping backpack that I want to use for the year and realized that there was a broken clasp. I took it in to MEC for repair. It will take about 6 weeks! Good thing I noticed when I did and good thing I can get it back before the adventure starts in 6 weeks! Anyway. who wants perfection? What kind of adventure would that be?


Have no fear of perfection - you'll never reach it.     Salvador Dali




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  1. The Adventures of Lynne9 June 2019 at 07:27

    I got the backpack back already! But in keeping with the theme, I am now on a different ship (same route), leaving a month later than previously arranged. Here's my new ship, leaving at the beginning of November.

    https://www.vesselfinder.com/vessels/CMA-CGM-HYDRA-IMO-9356309-MMSI-215140000

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  2. Kevin Martin19 June 2019 at 12:42

    Lovely post.

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  3. ms.sandy1 September 2019 at 21:20

    Hey, Lynne! Looks awesome! It's Sandy, Cathy's friend. :)

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