We did quite a lot today. It is crazy how many last minute things there are to do for such a long trip. We finished packing up our personal items, like our clothes, electronics, coloring books, reading books, etc. Steven, Colin, and I drove the van and completed a bunch of tasks. The first was to drop off Kyle at the Humane Society. Not because he was a stray, but because some of the cans of cat food that we use for ant baiting were damaged and cannot come on our trip. But the Humane Society loved our donation of dented cans of cat food. Along with a new friend of Kyle’s (no, Kelly, you can’t have him).
And this guy! Super cute!
While Kyle was getting his kitten and puppy fix. Steve, Colin, and I continued. We stopped by the office and picked up Stefan, as his is the man with the credit card! We stopped a West Marine, which is a boating store. Colin was able to pick up his last pair of required shoes for the island. Then to the battery store for what I think are batteries for the Gator UTV we are taking to the island. We dropped of Steve at Best Buy to get a new camera strap with no success, sorry, Steve. Colin, Stefan, and I went to Costo and got beer for the 5 nights on the island while the boat is docked for us and the boat crew, a few hydration backpacks, and some printer ink for the island printer. After picking up Steve from Best Buy we headed to the truck rental place and dropped of Stefan to rent a flat bed truck to load all our crap on. Then on to the food pantry to donate some canned goods to the homeless. The three of us drove to the Kahana, the boat, and dropped off the beer. The boat guys were super happy to see us. Steve and I dropped of Colin in the office parking lot to pick up the F-250 to drive back to the bunkhouse to help with loading. We all met up there. Colin in the F-250, Steve and I in the van, and Stefan in the flat bed. Then the loading commenced. Gee, I hope we are bringing enough stuff…and this isn’t even all of it!
We finished the day off eating at my favorite restaurant, Irifune with the whole crew plus Stefan and his girlfriend, Hope. It was long day…not as long as tomorrow will be!
Johnston Atoll Adventures 