Time to Go

"All my bags are packed I'm ready to go", sang who? I think it was a band called Peter, Paul and Mary.





I'm packed. All the extra gear are in plastic bins, ready to go onboard this weekend. The two ships batteries are waiting for collection in Humansdorp. I have to drop off some forms at the bank to get the boat cleared for foreign exchange regulations, the second fuel tank needs topping up.





The weather forecast for Sunday, Monday and the rest of next week looks good. Easterlies all the way to Cape Point. Jeremy and Anita are on their way to St Francis and should be here Saturday morning.





I had lunch with my Mom at her home in Jeffrey's Bay this afternoon. Thanks Mom! And she gave me our fruitcake for the voyage. And the pre-cooked meals for the sail to Simonstown. Like she used to do 25 years (plus) ago when I sailed up and down the coast more often than I can remember.





It is Time to Go.

Like I said right at the beginning, the most difficult ocean race to win, is the race to the start line.