Keeping Our Fingers Crossed
Late this afternoon, after a two day hiatus of any information, we received and update form YachtPath. This note seemed more confident that the date now is December 20th. There was less about “we’re still waiting to confirm the details and get acceptance from the owners of the Da Qiang”, and more about here is the date. We've been down this path before, so we remain skeptical but here’s hoping.
According to MarineTraffic.com the Da Qiang is still at anchor in the river south of Guayaquil, Ecuador.
According to my calculations the boat will need weigh anchor tomorrow if it is going to make its way through the Panama Canal and to Port Everglades by the 20th. I’ll keep an eye on it and call YachtPath tomorrow to test their conviction for the 20th. Once the boat starts moving northeast, I’ll start to believe this is actually going to happen. Do you see how close the arrival date is to Christmas? Our personal plans for this entire holiday season have been shot, starting with Thanksgiving and now Christmas., due to all this uncertainty.