As we were sitting on the plane at SFO yesterday waiting to take off for PV Jacob looked out the window at the bags being loaded onto the plane and pointed out one of our duffel bags going into the plane, ripped open with our stuff exploding out of it.

Luckily all of our bags and all of our stuff made it back to PV just fine, but every bag had been opened and inspected. We were carrying a large selection of boat parts and supplies and I'm sure that the dense metal parts set off all sorts of alarms.

Here's a partial list of what we brought back:

welding rod
galley water pumps
engine fresh water pump
gas canisters for PDFs
whisker pole end fittings
o-rings/clevis pins/bolts/nuts
2 stainless metal lengths
lanocote (lambs grease)
spray on water repellent
about 100 books


No wonder customs inspected our bags!



We are very happy to be back on Pisces in La Cruz, she's looking great, and we're keen to start getting ready for the next leg!