Fall has definitely arrived here in Alabama. Nights are quite cool, reaching as low as 45F (that's around 12C for you Canadians). Several mornings have brought thick fog on the water, making it seem like we're living inside a cloud. Once the sun comes up, however, the fog burns off and the days are sunny and very pleasant. The trees have started to change colour, and although not quite as dramatic as those red maples in Ontario, it is getting very pretty. There is a fairly steady stream of boats coming through the marina doing their own 'colour cruise' up the river to Chattanooga.
We are getting very close to being ready to head south...just waiting for the autopilot which has been back ordered from the manufacturer. Once we have that installed, we're good to go. With our imminent departure, I have been on a sorting/storing binge, trying to find a home for everything. This has meant, in addition to all of the stuff we brought with us,and have bought since we arrived, finally going through all of the parts, spares, and miscellaneous bits and pieces that came with the boat. There are several boxes of plumbing and electrical stuff - some useful, but much of it has us puzzling over why anyone would keep so many broken bits and pieces. We've hauled bags of trash out - bits of wire too short to do anything with, worn hoses, rusty fittings, spares for equipment that has long since been replaces. I swear the boat is riding higher in the water without all the extra weight!!
Now, if we can just shed some of our own excess weight.......
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