Are ya leaving today?

"Are ya leaving today?" is what every boater says to his neighbor each morning.  Everyone will check the radio for the NOAA weather forcast, watch TV and then check the internet and then ask their neighbor, "Are ya leaving today?"   Then the last thing is to look out to the water and see what it is doing.  This morning we were anchored in a secure lake with protection all around.  A front was passing but we thought it would be passed by noon.  Noon time came and we pulled up anchor and headed out onto Lake Michigan.  The wind was blowing 15-18 knots which is a little more than we like but the wave action left over from the front passing made for a really bad trip.  We had two destinations picked out.  The main one was about 25 miles away but we had a closer one if the weather was bad.  We chose the closer one.  It only took us a little over and hour to make the 15 miles but it was rough from the start. Large rollers that tossed our little boat every which way.  By the time we got in our safe harbor the living area of Lifestyle looked like a war zone.  After about 30 minutes of cleaning we only had one casualty.  A clay flower pot broke into many pieces and scattered dirt all over.  We cleaned it all up and had a glass of red to settle our nerves.  We were rewarded for our efforts by having a safe anchorage, out of harms way and watching a beautiful sunset. Thanks all for your prayers.  They say God looks after sailors, fools and little children.   We fell into two of those categories today.