Ruth and I will be departing the marina here at Cochin this afternoon, Saturday the 12th, at 3:00 PM local time. At six knots this would put us in Male at 8:00 AM Tuesday the 15th.

I will start sending noon reports tomorrow. The seas are predicted to be nearly flat at less than a meter and winds less than 8 knots.

We just got word this morning that the transport ship will not be arriving in Male until the 30th or 31st. That will put us being loaded the first three days of April but I’m not holding my breath as it may be extended again. I understand that one of the fleet of carriers the transport company uses has filed for bankruptcy and their ships have been chained to the dock where they landed.

Looks like this shipping business needs as much planning and adjusting as passages on our own bottom.