so much to do!

Whirlwind of a day!!! Uffda! I’m glad  Ben does not read all my blogs cuz I want to say I’m a little bit stressed trying to get everything ready.  I wish we had one more week of preparation but we are meeting Darrell and Nancy on Feb 12.  They are understanding if we are a day later than them.  We hope to be there… there is enough days but will those days produce the right winds?  Deep Breath haaaaa oooooo haaaaaa ooooooo haaaaa. Ok I’m better now.  God has guided us on the best paths so far and we will just follow His lead.  We will wait for the weather if need be.

I have been watching NOAA weather.  Right now there is a Northeast wind.  Most people tell us not to cross on a north wind cuz the gulf stream goes to the North and if the wind is coming from the north that means there is a lot of turmoil and a war between current and wind will be happening.  Who wins? Current of course but not without a fight with the wind producing choppy water.  But we have an old fat boat with nice lines and is heavy so on a north wind we will be on a beam which is perfect for sailing and our boat is to tip and rock.  But will the rocking be too much for the crew? Or will the rocking produce slow going?  Welp we will see. See what I mean when peole tell us stuff we still have to weigh our pros and cons but sometimes our pros and cons are wrong… what is a green captain to do?

Today we talked with Skip a veteran of boating to and from the Bahamas.  He gave us wonderful tips while we sat on his gynormous and immaculate boat!  Very sweet of him to take the time our of his busy schedule and also his lovely wife was patient while we asked question after question. So after that chat... I'm so excited to get going!!! 

So now those that are coming to visit will have amazing places to visit!!

We also worked on the awning again! It is slow going and I’m not proud of the past sewing but I might just do it over when we have more time to think about how to sew it better but for now it will provide shade in the blazing heat.

Got to run and go pick up my dad.  He is going in the first leg.

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