Spring has sprung..

And so begins the Rhody parade. This beauty is the first to bloom. The rest will follow.

Catching up and Moving on...

So many wonderful choices to make... but not just yet!  

Yes it's been a while since I've posted; but not because I haven't wanted to. To be fair, some of our time-consuming chores are self-imposed.  We have toys... and they demand attention from time to time. Even wee TT Lucy sits quietly on her parking pad and thrives on whatever attention we can give her. BUT, this time of year is mostly dedicated to the needs of 'not so wee' SV Shannon's Spirit.  She, unlike Lucy, tends not to sit so silently and stay the same.  Things like her engine, her plumbing, her interior upholstery (fairly allergic to the damp and cold marine atmosphere), her decks that just love to turn a horrible shade of green over the winter, and the exterior canvas, are all demanding their fair share of  attention.  We've been planning a long, three month cruise, for quite a while.  Unlike other years we're keeping this cruising plan generally loose with very few actual commitments to dates and places.  As you can imagine, we are  now busy doing all the spring chores we can and setting up services for the months we will be away.  

 

So, between bouts of weeding and tending to the gardens, chipping away at SSpirits' needs, and tending to our own aging processes, we have been busy. My writing time, I'm sorry to say 😔 has, consequently, been gobbled up by all the 'needs' living life has piled up.  But.... and it's a big BUT, we are very much looking forward to a date in late April when we intend to cast off the lines, push away from the dock and head off to an almost totally unconstructed three months aboard.  We know which direction we will travel during each of the three months and we do have a few  stops we look forward to along the way; but mostly we intend to free-wheel. We want to stay as free as possible and follow our noses (and the wind). Time will tell where we drop anchor and what adventures we will have. I plan to be blogging during our journey. The posts will go out when we have connectivity.

Wishing you all a beautiful spring, complete with flowers and baby birds. And let us all keep our fingers crossed that the good people in the USA (there are many) manage to successfully pull their wayward ship back onto a dignified course.   TTFN (tata for now)  CJ