Kit and Carol on the Road

I was beginning to despair but our washing machine did get fixed this morning and we have run a load of laundry. Of course it is pouring rain when I have to run back and forth to Ida with goods from the refrigerator and other last minute packing. We shall have to do a major house cleaning (in Ida). The plan is to leave at close to high tide on the 8:30 ferry in the morning. We have a last civic duty--taking a side trip to drop off water samples (from our community system) at the lab in Burlington. We plan to take the better part of 2 days to get to Sweet Home.