Mother Nature does not always follow man's best made plans.

This morning we were prepared to launch the Gliding Gander.  Unfortunately the temperature dropped and the winds blew over the weekend.  Tony and I jumped into my truck and drove to the marina to see how bad the ice was.  Ice wasn't our only problem.  The hard winds blew the water out of the Chesapeake enough that in the travel crane slip, which normally had four feet of water, there was less than one foot.  Ice was about six to eight inches deep.  We then drove all around the Rock Hall Harbor.  Everything was frozen over including the Bay as far out as we could see.  So much for our launch.

Lea and I are reevaluating our options and will let you all know the decision real soon.  Gliding Gander must move out of Tony's shop Wednesday in order for him to move the next boat in.