S minus 5 more or less

Ok, so the pickup is inspected, the new license plates are on and it is ready for along stint in the garage.  The folding bicycles and the bean bag along with four fuel cans are all that remains to take aboard.  The stuff in the garage that was accumulated for that time "when we go crusing" is all aboard.  The list, though large, is locked and static so that we are done with it for the time being.  The Brazos River locks are subject to some recent rains and a repair schedule so we might just do an offshore punch to Galveston, or not.  Now, we wait until Friday to go to the boat where Why Knot sets patiently.