On You Mark

Well today is the day.  We set off on our great Daydream Island adventure.
Ok it is only 5 nights but we are looking forward to it.  It was an Aldi holiday.  I did not even know they did holidays.  Anyway it was a good price and our cruise earlier was a fizzer with Merril ending up in hospital just before we were to leave. 
We have upgraded the room we are staying in.  Ocean views.  We have one trip around the Islands booked.  I have gotten together some fishing gear.  We shall see if it is worth it.  It should be worth giving a go anyway in a nice environment.  Anyway I am used to sitting quietly with a fishing rod in hand.
I had decided yesterday was packing day.  I started it with a breakfast with a mate at a local food joint.  I always enjoy those times.  I thine went to the local kmart to see if they had any line with a decent breaking strain.  I found one that was 100 lbs.  That should do it.  I can dream anyway.  That has been put on the hand line.  Apparently with the bigger fish  it is not a matter of fighting them, it is just a matter of getting them before they get me by taking me under the coral.
Merril had already packed and was dealing with a last minute hick up submitting her assignment online.  She had already done it but it had disappeared. Turned out it she had used old technology that was still promoted as the way to do it.  She ended up getting it sorted.
I was getting together this and that.  I am a list person but I could not find the list I have that is as old as the hills.  So I have made another one.  I spent the morning compiling that.
We had to go out and get a couple of things and had lunch out.  Coming home I packed according to the list.  I think it is in about its 5th iteration as there were things to put on it I had over-looked.
Anyway if I do not have it now I do not have it.
I am up at the usual time and pretty well ready to go.