We arrived in Brunswick Ga. on December 11, 2009. We spent most of our time back home in Kilmarnock Va with family and friends for the holidays. Both Jeannie and I are now back on board for the past week enjoying the area. I came ahead with the car and Jeannie flew down a few days later after Johnny went back to school.
We had a very cold time with temps down in the 20s and highs in the 40s. Burr not exactly shorts and flips flop weather. We drove the car to Long Boat Key Marina last Thursday to position it for when we come later. This weekend we have been getting around town the healthy way...on foot or bike. The weather has improved considerably with temps in the mid to upper 60's.
We have decided to run from here to Cape Canaveral, about a 200nm trip. Since we travel only about 8.5 kts/hr, it will be about a 22-24 hrs, over night and off shore trip. We have a great weather window with calm seas and low winds, so we are taking advantage of it. Coincidentally the forecast for our destination is 79. Much Better!
We have been busy making preparations for the trip. Cleaning, checking systems and working out all of the the navigational issues. In the morning we will head out and will stay about 10-20 miles off shore for most of the trip. Our ETA will be mid to late morning Wednesday.
There is a quarter moon, so hopefully we will have a clear night and a beautiful moon to travel by. We work in shifts; during the day not very structured, but at night we alternate every 2 hours so we get some sleep and break up the night time a bit. I plan on listening to an audio book via my Ipod. This allows me to keep an eye on things and yet be entertained.
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