Grue Out of All Expectation

Ahoy,
well they are just intentions after all. Last night the Monsieur Grue came to see me, it seems we have a problem with moving the Ol' Girl, a boat that had the intention to have left is blocking the exit of the Ol' Girl, very frustrating. So here we remain for a couple more days, until the situation can be resolved, which I am told will be on Wednesday, that's the new intention. Despite being a little disappointed at the delay, as today the wind is blowing in the right direction for me, I must confess it is cold and there is heavy rain, not exactly comfortable going. Tomorrow night storms are expected and the following day no wind but possibly heavy swells, I shall have to wait and see. The next few days will entail saying hello to all the people I said goodbye to and saying goodbye and fond farewell for the second time to everyone yet again. The Ol' Girl wont mind too much about anything it's me that has to be careful. I am sure I have more faith in her than she in me, especially if it's cold and there is compromised visibility on this beautiful yet tricky Brittany coastline. As a single-handed novice I prefer to have as many things as possible running in my favour without any kind of racing mentality, something that on occasion would possibly put a smirk on the Ol' Girls face,
a. if she had a face.
and
b. if she were at all sentient.

On a completely different tack, this heavy rain has allowed me to find the source of an extremely annoying small leak in the forecabin, it's location was, I am pleased to say, a faulty seal on the chain locker hatch. Yahoo, no more damp pillows. (STEADY!)