Its Sunday night and the boat is packed (however we seem to keep finding other stuff). I wonder how much freeboard we really need - poor old Plimsoll must be turning in his grave. All weekend we have been working like Trojans, loading Phlat Chat and walking up and down those damn stairs all 119 of the ruddy things !! We have food, fuel, water and a clean boat plus two hundred million other things. It will be funny to wake up tomorrow and rush around – not to go to work but to get started on the big adventure. There are still three trips (at least) up and down the stairs but we will get there. But the boat looks good she is clean and ready to head north. Thanks to everyone who has emailed, phoned called in etc. Hell – we really have to go now – the time has come ! This time tomorrow it’s Pittwater for us (we hope).