T-Minus 13 and Counting

     First, I would like to state that I am not superstitious - 13 is a cool number. And in this case, 13 refers to the number of months till we cast off all of our ties with land. 13 months is not very long and I'm sure we will be asking ourselves where has the time gone. Although we will be doing some extensive cruising next summer, November 2010 is the expiration of our slip contract at Long Cove Marina. November 1st is also the date in which insurance companies allow you to head south beyond Norfolk, VA. At that time we will be heading down the ditch(Intra Coastal Waterway [ICW]). We have already starting developing lists of what has to be done and what needs to purchased for our adventure to begin as full time cruisers Hopefully, all preparations will be concluded by August 2010. There is so much to do - and I 'm not talking just about boat work. Sharon will be handling all the legal/financial issues and other matters related to converting from land based to live-aboards. I, on the other hand, got the easier task of boat preparations. Right now, Sharon is working on reducing our snail mail to something more manageable for a mail service to handle. Most statements are available via the Internet. Sharon is also working on setting up accounts to be paid through the internet. One project Sharon just completed was the scanning of all of our photos that were on paper. All photos are now stored digitally with a backup to a external hard drive. Hopefully we will able to continue our countdown and provide an insight into the transition.