Getting Ready to Sail out of Baltimore

Well, it's the day we're supposed to leave Baltimore and start heading for New York, but our plans, as always, are up in the air. If we leave today, we can hopefully make it to Warton Creek for a nice overnight anchorage and not have to leave at 6am from Baltimore. It's all about riding the tide. Leaving that early in the morning would be tricky because when we start up the engine, it'll startle Halina, especially if she's in her room. The wall opposite her bunk is the engine compartment, you see. We've already told her she could sleep in our bed when we sail overnight, and she is thrilled with the prospect. We have never once co-slept, and we still might not. Ryan and I can always take turns sleeping in the main salon while the other is on watch.

As soon as Mariana is finished with her bottle, I'm going to put her down for a nap and scrub the deck. It's always good to leave with a clean deck and full water tanks. It just started to rain, which is a little unexpected. Does this mean I don't have to scrub the deck now? :-)

We've been ready to leave for a week now, and I've provisioned for the trip twice. It just means we have lots of food available on board, which is nice. We've more or less given up on telling people we're leaving because it never seems to happen. We're the boat who cried "sail!"

Whenever we leave, I'm really looking forward to the trip as I haven't taken any really serious trips since we came here from New York a couple years ago. It's a commitment, and it shows we're for real about what we're doing here. The next time I write, it should be from the 79th Street Boat Basin in New York City!