This fine morning...

On this fine morning Beverly and I took a walk across the marina as we sometimes do.  It helps shake the cobwebs out and limber up for the coming day.  

Today was different.  We had completed the last boat task on our list the day before and were planing on spending this day packing away more boat gear and provisions.  It was very quiet and still in our often busy and blustery marina.  We chatted about our upcoming day as we made our way across the marina.  We walked out the last dock, the transient dock to check out the new arrivals.  There were a couple of interesting boats this morning; a wooden schooner, gaff raged and hooped luffed, an old school beauty.  Just ahead of her a was modern sloop with double headsails and an array of all the latest electronics.  

We walked past all the boats on the dock, out to the end where we could see the cut in the breakwater and the channel that leads out into Yaquina Bay.   Just beyond that we could see the main span of the bridge under which runs all the boat traffic going in or out of the bay.  I took Bev's hand in mine, looked her in the eyes and asked; are you read to leave?  And her answer was "Yes".  We are ready, a couple of weeks ahead of schedule which is a very good place to be.