I’m sitting here on SYL drinking my coffee in the morning fog…. not me, it’s actually foggy outside on our last day of provisioning / sail prep as we leave for the Bahamas tomorrow (when the morning fog lifts) My senses are actually on a keen edge I have things on land that must be done today!
We are selling out… home – cars etc. That’s big when you do it at our age. All I can say us my wife is unique. This grand adventure was her idea. We have cruised before but not without a substantial land based presence.
Yesterday evening (Sunday March 10. 2019) we made a small test sail to check systems and see how the zinghy rides. All went well but windless conditions on a calm river wasn’t much of a test. Tomorrow we make our first full day of sailing in years. Linda and I will motorsail into moderate winds tomorrow to a staging point beyond Lake Pontchartrain. Rabbit island sits at the mouth of the Riggolets, roughly 40 miles away. There we will prepare for our first big water day as we venture out into the Mississippi sound.
Weather determines everything to a cruiser. A strong frontal passage will cross our path at the end of the week. The sail plan is to be in Destin Florida tucked away nicely inside the harbor for the event. Our weather app “Windy” is representing the best departure weather we have seen since we started making this Easterly trek in 2009.
Time to get up and get busy… coffee is cold, time to roll!
SYL!! Rusty