The one certainty about boating is that it’s weather-dependent. I am soooo glad I pushed off our departure date by 2 days.

Cold, rainy and windy (can I say wintery?) weather is expected to continue through Monday. We are comfortable on the boat, but it would be miserable to be traveling on Monday as planned.

Instead, things are expected to improve Tuesday and improve markedly later in the week!

I’m using the time to pre-plan the process for bringing Guinness to the Bahamas. It’s actually more complicated than the Covid requirements for me. I’m counting on advice from our wonderful Veterinarian, Clarissa Lyon.

We are currently enjoying a break – with sunny, albeit chilly skies. Fingers crossed.

Today was supposed to be our departure day. Waiting to leave is killing me, but sometimes things work out for the best.

For example, we learned that a barge smashed into the Norfolk #7 RR bridge at the end of last week, blocking ALL ICW traffic northbound AND southbound. Fortunately, it has been repaired, and by the time we get there, the backed-up train and boat traffic should have cleared. The option would have been a LOOONG risky trip around the Outer Banks. Whew.

It was quite cold here (Rock Hall) over the weekend, with lows near freezing. Fortunately, we had packed winter clothes, intermediate-weather clothes, and – of course – summer clothes. The boat was cozy, but it was still cold walking Guinness, even with leather jacket and gloves.

Today and tomorrow we’ll finish a few last-minute projects, and dream about getting underway.

More good news: we’re expecting warmer weather as the week goes on.