Countdown!

I won’t say how many days because it is all dependent on the marine forecast, but I will say it is less than a week!  We have been busy, which is really an understatement!  A lot of exclamation marks but it has been that kind of a month.  To get you up to date:

    Present for our son’s graduation from law school 

    Retired from work

    Last few items on Bruce’s To Do List for the boat

    Get Boat US insurance (including trailer)

    Load the boat

    Clean the house

    Check list for our son, he will be caring for our house and mail

    Wash the boat

    Load the mast topside

    Load the boom

It may not look like a long list but it is packed with the hidden to do’s.  I am sure it looks familiar to you who have gone before.

Left to do

            Put the boat in the water
            Push off

Much to do but with the goal in sight it has been well worth it.

We plan to leave Knife River Marina and set sail for the Apostle Islands.  First stop is Sand Island.  We have spent a lot of time there and know there are beautiful anchorages to give protection from all winds.  Our favorite is Justice Bay with the popular sea caves.  A favorite wintertime activity is to walk to the sea caves from the mainland, dependent on the ice thickness.