Sanderling is just about ready to depart. Everything is aboard except for our personal items and food. We still have to hurricane-proof the house, but that is just a matter of picking up everything that is outside and moving it into the garage, or other areas indoors. Our house-sitter will take care of things if a hurricane invades the area.

We’ll be departing either Thursday afternoon (the 29th), or early on Friday (the 30th). We’ll have to watch the shuttle launch while underway north of Daytona, Florida.