New plans, new departure date

Well after reading the book "Simply Sailing" it made me realize we will never be "ready", we will never have "enough money" and we are wasting valuable time with our kids while we try to attain those two things. With that in mind Jessica and I have revised our plan and departure date.

Our original plan had us leaving TN on Windsong Sept 28th 2014 which would be soon enough, however not soon enough for us! Our new plan is a departure date of Sept 28th 2013.. That's right 14 months from now!

Our lease here at the current marina expires in April/May at which point we will move Windsong to Old Hickory Lake and to a marina there. Red Solo Boat will be put up for sale and we will live in Windsong as we finish preparing.

We plan on shoving off early morning, Sept 28th 2013 on Colby's birthday with friends, family and any well wishers to see us off. We will be motoring down the Tombigbee waterway through countless locks, twists and turns. The trip to Mobile Alabama will take around 3 weeks or so and we plan on taking our time, after all we have no schedules, clocks or restrictions holding us back from doing whatever we feel at the time. Once we enter the Gulf Of Mexico the options are limitless. This should put us in the area at the very end of hurricane season and give us the winter to enjoy as well as plan what to do next. 

We have talked about doing our refit work in Marathon but recently other options have presented themselves and might be a better choice. Ft Meyers, Merritt Island and a couple others are intriguing as well while we work on the boat and prepare her for the salty drink. Getting the required work done as efficiently and cost effectively as possible is a high priority. 

From there I don't know, but I do know that St Croix is high on the list of places to get our feet wet. It has several advantages for us including being part of the US. This gives us the chance to work a little if we choose and stay as long as we want without any restrictions. 

I guess the clock is ticking, speaking of which it's time to re-oil the teak wood!