late breaking news

Starting next Tuesday and lasting until Saturday morning, the NBP will be shoving off the pier and hoisting its anchor off the coast by a couple of miles (going on the hook in maritime terms). Rumor has it that another boat on some other pier has been siezed due to the sudden appearance of 195 unmanifested items on said boat. That being the case, it has been ordered to stay put and is occupying a parking spot that another vessel, currently out at sea on en route to PA, had intended to occupy. This ship will now dock at our pier and necessitating our removal to make room for it. Must be a large boat. I suppose this will constitue my first "ocean going cruise." More info to follow...