17 days until we depart for Gulf Shores, Alabama. Just the thought process for all the many tasks that still need to be completed is daunting. For me the hardest task is making sure my family will be okay after we leave. Of Course they will, it's me that will struggle with being away.
Saunter past has been cleaned and emptied of all that we want to take with us. We are currently in the process of selling her and have several interested buyers already. She is a great vessel and has served us well.
We haven't physically begun to pack our clothes yet but I'm packing mentally and looking forward to packing for warmer weather. It's 7 degrees right now in Charlevoix.
Glen handles all the needed technical, mechanical aspects of this venture. I will handle most of the provisioning for meals. I'll pack all dry good prior to departure and we will shop for perishables just prior to leaving. Saunter has a galley refrigerator/freezer, plus a refrigerator in the cockpit, one on the flybridge, a freezer in the lower area and oh, a 16 bottle wine refrigerator in the pilot house. So we will never be short of provisions.
We continue to plan our route. We know the general route but so many factors will determine what marinas or anchorages we will end up at. There are several we will make a point to stop at but weather, availability and how many hours we want to be on the water at any given time will be calculated, discussed and negotiated almost every night as we will mostly be on the move daily.
Being long time boaters, the logistics of underway boating duties and responsibilities are already determined and won't take much back and forth between the two of us. Glen pilots and I do all the work, lol. On this Saunter we will be using two way communication headsets to better our communication and experiences while Glen is in the pilot house or fly bridge and I'm somewhere on deck.
Today I am getting things ready in the house. Our son and his family will be staying here while their house build is being completed. The timing worked out perfectly for all of us.
The countdown will continue!
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