As time of our departure nears closer the reality that we are finally leaving has really begun to set in. Mark is now officially retired although I do not believe he feels much like a retired person since we are up before the sun every morning to start our long list of projects and do not stop until after dark (or cocktail hour).

His latest project was to sew chaps for our new (to us) dinghy. It was a pretty big job which no doubt is why you have to pay a professional $900-$1200 for a set. This type of expense is just not part of our budget so Mark broke out the sewing machine and three days later we have some pretty darn nice looking chaps.