What a hassle but we are finally at the boat

The best laid plans....sigh....we left Roanoke bright and early on Wednesday, the old Subaru with 205,000 miles (the car that we leave at the marina during our trips) packed to the gills, and one unhappy cat in my lap.  50 miles later the radiator burst...  We got a tow to the nearest Subaru dealer who put in a new radiator.  By then it was 7 pm and we opted to head back home instead of the remaining 4 hours to Deltaville.  By the time we got home, the engine temp was still OK, but  liquid had spewed all over the engine compartment.  On Thursday, bright and early, we moved all of our stuff, cat included, to the Toyota and headed back to the Chesapeake. We have moved aboard, unpacked, provisioned, etc, etc, etc.  A few things are left to be put away.  Now we are waiting on the weather to cooperate so we can leave and begin our cold trip southward.

Smoke remembered the boat immediately - especially the sun drenched enclosure. She's content as long as we sit quietly.

The next hurdle is the weather. It's pretty amazing. There are a series of fast moving cold fronts that have 15 + kt winds blowing from the S and SSW, essentially on the nose for heading south. While we could force the issue, it wouldn't be much fun to slog into the Chesapeake bay chop. Right now Sunday is looking somewhat promising for leaving Deltaville.  We're closely watching the weather!!!