5 weeks to go

In Wide bay, about to cross the bar. Easter 2011.

It's five weeks before we head off and, while there is still a lot to do, we're starting to get a little excited. Since we bought Seasprint late last year, we've sailed 600-ish nm. We've taken her as far north as the Great Sandy Strait and as far south as the Gold Coast so far. We're getting to know how she sails and what she does and doesn't like. We have nearly finished the work we need to do on the boat to get it ready to live on for 6 months and are now finalising arrangements for the kids' schooling, storage for all our bits and pieces, and how we'll keep in touch with people while we're away.