D-Day minus 14 Hours Give Or Take

SHIP'S LOG:

All things being equal, I should be departing the Thames Yacht Club in New London at approximately 9 am. . . . .but don't hold me to that. It all depends on tide, time, weather, the bank, breakfast and how long it takes me to drop that last mooring line. Unlike skydiving, with sailing you can always turn back, though once I start I am gone. How far I'll get the first day , well that's another matter. I am hoping that I will anchor tomorrow evening behind the eastern breakwater in New Haven. It that doesn't work out, I have fifty or so alternatives, the ultimate fall back position being New London.

The rain finally stopped today and there were blue skies to be seen. The weather for tomorrow looks quite favorable and I can not see anything that would technically stand in my way. ABISHAG is as ready as I can make her with my financial situation and , after all, it is only a bunch of day hops.

MASTER'S PERSONAL LOG:

Lots of anxiety but I suppose that's normal. Once I am underway, I am sure that it will pass. Doing the first day, port to port and dropping the anchor for the night, that will be a big relief. And after that, it is repetition. As I noted sometime before, "Good Harbors rot men and ships" so I must set off before the rot sets in, and certainly before the frost. I wonder if I'll sleep tonight?