We have been asked if we were excited ... about our upcoming trip?

La nouvelle de notre évasion est habituellement suivie de :¨Vous devez être excités!¨ déduisant que nous passons nos journées à rêver aux plages des îles.....Ben...pas vraiment...

Yes, we are ... but!

Une image vaut mille mots!!!!!!!! et un millions de listes de choses à faire...avec la fin de nos activités professionelles, nous pouvons consacrer notre temps à réparer/préparer le bateau, trier les vêtements et articles qui seront entreposés et ceux que nous apporterons...je n'ai pas encore réussi a enlever les spaghettinis de leur emballages pour les ¨ziploguer¨avec la sempiternelle feuille de laurier..ca se fera demain!ou ce soir, pendant que je transfère mes musiques préférées des cassettes au format mp3..... Heureusement que nous avons déjà passé par cette phase éprouvante en 1991 et 1999...on s'énerve moins, on sait qu'un jour, tout sera rangé et que le voilier, lourd de plusieurs centaines de livres additionnelles, voguera (malgré tout) dans la bonne direction! Pis là, on va être excité!
There are a lot of preparations to do. For one: we closed our (3) offices. I finished my last major project last Friday, celebrated with a beer ... and off we went to get going on moving, storing, getting the boat loaded, getting the boat fixed up, getting papers in place, getting .... yes, eventually, we will be excited.

But now, life consists of making lists of "things to do", and another list of "things to do before the other list comes into effect". Never mind, there are always surprises: the autopilot acting up, the windspeed indicator falling off the mast, the SSB radio not tuning, ... and wasps trying to built a nest around our garage entrance.

One project done, two more added to the list!

But, we must be making progress, giving the number of times we are driving to the boat loading stuff into La Buena Vida. She must be getting heavy. Food is being stored, gear, tools ... And as you can see: I am on my knees again - what's new?!

And at home ... the house looks a bit of a mess. Stuff in the living room - one area dedicated for "shredding", another one for "re-cycling" ... and all the clothes to be stored for the future, or on the boat.

Fortunately, our tenants arrive 10 days later than planned. That gives us more room and more time to work with - it was making the difference between "Help" and let's work at it and enjoy the "cleansing".

A "cleansing" it will be - tomorrow is a day for the dump, shredder and re-cycling!

Are we having fun yet?

Kind of ....