Plan . . . D?

New move-in date: May 1. Aargh!

When we set Tom's doctors' appointments for the end of February, we planned to stay in Baytown until time to move in, which we thought would be imminent . . . But no, so we came on back to South Carolina. All along we've planned to settle in our new house, then head back here to SC and boat, and then cruise north. But with this new development, we've developed a new plan.

We hope to get the haul-out and everything else completed here in South Carolina by early in April, at which time we'll set sail for the Chesapeake. Ideally, we would get to our Chesapeake home marina in Kilmarnock, the Chesapeake Boat Basin, by the last week of April, and then leave the boat there while we head back to Texas for the great move-in.  We'll be there well into May and then drive back to the boat and resume our cruise to more northern ports of call.

Time is of the essence when going north. If we get up into Maine or Canada, we'll want to have time to enjoy it thoroughly before having to start back south to avoid cold weather. So we don't want to get too late a start.

But I want time to nest in our new house before abandoning it for a while, too. And Elizabeth and Nathan will be visiting us there a week after we move in!

So . . . we continue to play it by ear.