Me and Otto Are Sailing to Mardi Gras

Above is a picture of Otto, perhaps the most valuable member of S/V Bliss's crew. He certainly complains less than the rest of the crew.

Otto and I will sail "solo" across Lake Ponchartrain from Mandeville, and Tish and Matthew will meet us on the south shore. Megan said she would stop by, but we don't know whether William's baseball schedule will allow a trip to carnival.

Seems like the weather will cooperate, so I reserved a slip at Southshore Harbor Marina, right next to the Lakefront Airport. The plan is to leave Bayou Castine with the chickens on Saturday morning. We should arrive in plenty of time to watch Endymion somewhere in Mid-City.

Then, we can watch the Sunday parades, including Bacchus. Then, we'll have to make a couple of tacks to sail upwind to Bayou Castine on Monday.

It ought to be FUN!