Prepared to Head Out

March 30th (Monday) 

We were surprised to see snow when we woke up.  The snowline was right down to the water, it was snowing, and there was slush on the dock and our boat.  As the morning progressed the snow turned to rain, and the snow at the water’s edge melted.  In the afternoon the clouds began to lift and the sky lightened, the rain stopped and we had only showers for the rest of the day.  
After checking the weather forecast we confirmed our plans to head out tomorrow.  The weather was looking nice, although still cold for the next few days, and we hoped that the nice weather would continue.  We made plans to head to Shearwater to get our mail and fuel, and then to go out and anchor and explore for a few days until we had to be back in Ocean Falls to work.  
We spent time in the day getting all ready to head out in the morning.  We brought our crab trap in, got our outboard up onto its perch on our back rail, stowed certain items, tidied up, and made water.  We were all ready to head out in the morning, all we had to do was start the engine and untie.  
It was exciting to think that we were heading out adventuring again even though it would only be for about 13 days.  It would be like a mini vacation.  

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