What a great birthday present – for the first time since arriving three weeks ago, we were able to take Amanzi out of the marina today! She went really well and we’re really thrilled with her.
It’s been another busy few days split between shopping, provisioning and maintenance. Part of the shopping and maintenance was the installation of a new toilet – but that’s all good to go now. On a boat there is always something else to do….
The anchor and chain are all on board, the diesel tanks are full, the heads are pumped out, the fresh water tank is full, the fridge, freezer and pantry are provisioned, the rental car has been returned and we’re all set to go. Lance has just put the flags up and the plan is to leave early tomorrow morning.
It’s definitely time to head south as the last two days and nights have been the coldest we’ve had yet. But Amanzi is well equipped with heaters (or air-conditioners) – seems like standard equipment over here.
Our new found friends, Linda and Steve, left early this morning for their trip down the ICW and we’re hoping to catch up with them as we follow. They were more or less forced to stay here in Baltimore for two months as Steve had a bad fall when climbing onto the boat one day and he broke his shoulder. He had to have surgery and has been getting physio all this time. It’s still not right but they were really keen to get going and he’ll continue to do the exercises himself.
We’ve just been out to dinner with Dave – he’s planning to leave on Wednesday. We’re hoping to meet up again as we move south.
So it’s all go, go, go…….
Yay, glad you are finally on your way! Looking forward to hearing all about your travels