Friends,
We are busily coping with an outboard motor that won't work (for the dinghy) and my insistence our affairs are in order prior to shoving off and finding relevant websites required for such tasks are all down. Arghh.
But Blogger (the service hosting THIS blog) crashing was just too much! Now that we have legions of fans (well, one or two of you) wanting to follow our exploits, to find the blog posting site not working has been maddening. I understand a couple of you even posted comments that we didn't see, doggone it, so please do so again.
This blog is a fascinating experiment that has already reaped dividends. Whether or not we are actually able to take folks up on their offers, we've heard from several who have offered up places to stay along the ICW, a swell ocean-front condo in Boca, another slip in Key Largo and some great tips about what to expect along the way from those who have learned these lessons the hard way.
I bought a bottle of vanilla extract because one Facebook friend says it will help ward off mosquitos in the Dismal Swamp. Duly noted. Duly stocked.
As for our departure date and time, this remains an unknown. The weather forecast indicates it would be best to wait until the storm roars through the Chesapeake, thus proving the psychic I consulted last week about this venture quite accurate. She said wait until at least the 15th because there would be 'many obstacles on the 14th'.
Stay tuned. Please comment. And please be patient. At least one blog follower is a retired NYTimes editor (you know who you are) and I can just see him cringing over what will sure to be the many grammatical and spelling errors I make along the way.
Okay, going with the psychic sounds like a dandy idea. As for your "grammatical and spelling errors", I'm sure your NYTimes editor had Miss Hall too; it's not hard to picture her standing over us say, "Aboard about above against along amid amongst....." etc.
ReplyDeleteThen there's the old saying, "Better safe than sorry." And good to know about the vanilla!
It will be such fun to follow you. Love to you both, and your fellow sailors. Katy