Not much to say other than I got on the maid to clean things up around here. It was beginning to look rather slovenly, so the decks were swabbed, the heads cleaned, and all looks shipshape again. The maid's not much to look at but is good with a mop, so no walking the plank yet ...

Parts are scheduled to arrive Friday so I can finally mount the wind generator. The solar panels have been fabulous, but not quite enough to keep the batteries charged the way they should be, particularly overnight, and I believe that is partly because I have inadequate battery capacity. It comes up just a little shy, so the addition of the wind generator should do the trick - as long as there is wind. I am also going to add two more batteries to the existing three.

The closer to the weekend we get, the more believable the weather forecast. It is looking like Sunday will be the time to leave. As of now, I am planning to sail through to at least Miami (100 miles), if not Ft. Lauderdale (130 miles). That will be my first run overnight single handing it and am excited at the prospect. I am sure I can easily stay up for 24 to 30 hours without too much trouble, and both of these ports will give me safe harbor to pull into and rest up while at anchor. This will be a good test run to see what it takes, and what I am capable of doing, before I try anything longer in both distance and duration. And the weather is forecasted to be pretty mild, so I feel good about this from a safety point of view.