SLS022512A - Saturday, Arrival Day...part one

Plans don't always work out the way we want and this crew knows this all too well. The original plan was to arrive about 10:00 but due to airline delays their arrival is postponed until sometime around 15:00. I predict it will be closer to 16:00 but we'll see. We have an awful lot to do in the little bit of time we'll have...and today is the kind of day around here where just getting their picture taken will be a challenge. Unfortunately we won't be able to meet their request to make it to the boat tonight. That will be impossible unless we want to arrive at 22:00; then there's still the matter of stowing all of the gear and provisions on board and sending the drivers back very late. Maybe if we don't do an orientation; but I personally think that would be a BIG mistake.