going,going, go later

well, preparations made and all last minute details being attended to, we opted to purchase an extended forecast(mostly because I am remiss in SSB operation...sure looks like a CB to me!!!) and today by noon we have opted to be prudent and delay our departure from tomorrow until Saturday morning to avoid an occluded low and hopefully some unpleasant weather two days out. Hope the next weather report on Friday will not have changed. I am ready to go! Our crew has dropped by one, Eric Dobbyn, has opted to be gainfully employed and we wish him a future visit on Magpie. Dave Mason arrived on schedule Tuesday evening and worked well into late Wednesday before driving home to his wonderful wife Charleen, until Fridays return. We got most everything completed, and with the extra two days I will hopefully be able to buy a new washer as ours died two days ago(well just the motherboard....) and power wash the engine room after Daves help there(no really, thanks!!!) Some netting needs to be put up to keep the barking sheep from sliding off the stern in rough weather , and securing all that might turn into a lethal projectile is the ongoing task. And the trip to the laundrymat to ensure that we leave with something clean to wear. The fishing belts arrived today and despite Dave's assertion we will not stop to fish, I am hopeful that the Gulf Stream will change his mind. We have a huge cooler on the stern that will be full of Bucky's Big Tuna ice in preparation of mahi-mahi, tuna, fishfishfish.....
So early to bed and tomorrow will be another big day of goodbyes in Georgetown, and great adventures ahead.