The list of chores seems unending...though the weather is finally cooperating so that Floyd can work on outside jobs. Dinghy has been inflated, cleaned and repositioned (yep, there was still mud in there from an incident at Bashie Creek, February, 2009). The pollen here is so thick you can see it ...everywhere. So lots of dusting and cleaning inside and out. We spent a lovely evening last night with Bob and Hillary and two other local couples at the Moorings Restaurant. They are all members of the local Tea Party movement...I tried to avoid political comment. Anyway, electronic folks are scheduled for tomorrow...installing new auto pilot, depth finder and AIS (some satellite gizmo that lets folks know who we are and, more importantly, will let us find out who they are). Local marina folks still have some outlets to replace and polishing to do....but we are nearly ready for a shake down cruise. I'm working to get a dinghy ride this afternoon.