“Break Out Another Thousand.” We have identified some additional items that need upgrading before we can launch. During the initial boat survey, the heat and AC units worked. Shortly after, when Pete was on board last October, the system started acting up. The local electrician believed it was the control panel. With a mild climate …
Weather (wind and bitter cold) delayed our launch by two days to Wednesday, 4/18, which turned out well because the predicted winds vanished. We met our training captain, Dave Skolnick, at 10:00 am. For the first couple of hours we reviewed boat systems, then broke for lunch. The surprisingly calm seas allowed travel to Annapolis …
We arrived to Rock Hall late afternoon of 4/12. We checked in to the motel just before the office closed, then drove directly to see our boat. Still clad in her winter shrink-wrap, there wasn’t much to see but it was reassuring nonetheless. We then went to Waterman’s Crab House for their seafood specials. Between …
No turning back. This is it. The day we have dreamed about… We are in the airport, ready to board our 5:50 AM flight to Baltimore, MD. This is more exhilarating than my last free-fall (my only free-fall) from my sky-diving jump-master named “Chance!” (No, I am not kidding!) I am incredibly excited, anxious, scared, …
We’re all ready to GO.. April Fools! We have so much left to do. And we leave in less than two weeks. We’ve secured a local mail service. All bills are managed online. We’ve arranged for prescriptions by mail. Our “SmartHome” is pretty dang smart! West Marine in Rock Hall is holding our order. We’re …