IT'S MEASURED IN DAYS NOT WEEKS!!

Well it is almost time! I feel compelled to share my enthusiasm. I admit when I was in the BVI last week I thought that I might be loosing some of my excitement about our big trip. Hey, I was there it was great but now I've seen that, been there, done it, you know? NOT TRUE!!! On Monday, the day after I got home I was ready to go right back.

Here are some thoughts leading up to this Saturdays final gathering......

Please come ready to seriously listen and participate in the meeting. We have a lot of info to cover. I want to get through it as fast as possible.

Please make two or three copies of your Passport and bring a copy to the meeting on Saturday. You should leave one at home in case anyone at home needs the info or you loose your Passport. This copy will assist you in replacing a lost Passport.

I will be asking Patti to prepare BVI customs documents for us on Saturday. This will save us time in the Islands.

At the meeting I will be asking our cooks for each of the boats to have a schedule prepared for the cooking and cleaning duty day by day and meal by meal. There should be one person assigned to prepare and clean up after each meal. Additionally we should finalize our provisioning list. We will start buying the items on the list five days after the meeting!

Amy will give a final review of our finances.

I received a call from Nori today. She said all documents are in order and they are ready for us to arrive. We will be the first charter of the season for one of the boats and the second for the other.

Rick and I have prepared a FM transmitter for each boat. We will use these to broadcast our I-Pods etc. through out our boat and to the other boat when we are close enough. FUN!

If you have a 21 channel GMRS radio please bring it to the meeting. It would be nice to confirm the compatibility of our radios here.

The meeting is at 6:00 PM sharp on Saturday. I will start going through your Cruise Book as soon as everybody is here. Please allow two hours for info plus a little extra for the food and drink. I won't be talking for the whole two hours, it is just that when we meet the details seem to come out a little slower.

Barbara and I look forward to this meeting and our time together on Saturday. You are a special group of people and we are thankful for the privilege to make this journey with you.

See you Saturday!

Pat