Ready to go

August 19, 2008

Well, we're ready to leave! Except for one tiny problem. I've had a recurring upper back spasm - and no clue what triggers it - so I'm laid up which means we're still tied to the dock at our Marina in Alameda. Frustrating (and somewhat embarrassing to be 'yelping' in pain all the time), but God's delays are not necessarily denials. I learned that many years ago!

Steve has added our Monitor windvane steering, the Winslow liferaft, the Single Sideband radio, a new CD/ipod stereo (that was the most important thing to me ;-), the watermaker, purchased the spinnaker.... well, you get the idea! So his retirement has been a bit crazy, and busy, but he's loving it (and I am, too!) We've spent a bit of the last month in Arizona as well as San Diego with family and friends, but we're back on our "let's leave!" track. Once my back agrees, we'll be off!

Our first stop will be Sausalito, which is still in the Bay. It's near the Golden Gate bridge, so when the weather and currents are right we'll then slip on out and head toward Half Moon Bay (about 30nm) to anchor, awaiting the next weather window. Ultimately we'll take our time and figure on arriving in San Diego about the first of October. We're entered in a Cruisers' Rally appropriately titled the Baja Ha-Ha which departs San Diego on 27 October. With 150+ yachts "racing" it promises to be a thrill.

More soon. We'll check in once we're near the internet again.

Blessings,

Jill