Aaaah! I can almost feel the warm sun of South Florida. We’ve been stuck in Brunswick for far too long. The weather has been cold and the winds have been out of the North for the past week. But, a bad day on the water is better than a good day anywhere else. Finally, there is light at the end of the tunnel or sunshine and good weather on the horizon. First a quick hop down to Fernandina Beach then . . . ? Before long, Ft Lauderdale and Miami and the Bahamas. Oh! Did I say, “We?” Meet my first mate, Kathleen.

We’ve spent the past week or two like tourists. We’ve been to St Augustine and I didn’t even go into Sailors’ Exchange! We did have a fine lunch amidst the pigeons at the Conch House

and drank from the Fountain of Youth where we walked with the peacocks. We’ve admired the beautiful live oaks and Spanish Moss on St Simon’s Island.

A visit to Jekyll Island is on the calendar as long as we are stuck in Brunswick. Naturally, Dock 6 has provided ample friendship and the Happy Hour, while sometimes a bit chilly, was none the less happy. Barbara and Manfred on s/v Balimar celebrated their 37th wedding anniversary and provided champagne and assorted nibbles. The weather, for a change, cooperated with sunshine. We are looking forward to seeing our friends in locales further south.

Another Adventure

Tomorrow, day after Thanksgiving, we're off! Boarding "Second Wind" for a fourth time. The first time we were o/b was 3 years ago. We boarded her at Clarencetown, Long Island, Bahamas. We went from Clarencetown to the Turks and Caicos to Luperon in the Dominican Republic. We left the boat briefly then went from Luperon to Ponce, Puerto Rico. Al is a friend of ours, although we didn't even know him when we sailed from Clarencetown. Since then, we have sailed with him in the Caribbean and he has sailed with us on "Now or Never! in the Bahamas.

So, tomorrow, we are off to Brunswick, GA where we keep our boat. We'll spend a day on Now or Never! getting ready for our winter cruise. then, we'll drive to Miami where we'll leave our car and fly to Antigua to join Al on Second wind. The plans are fluid, but we'll probably go North to Barbuda for a few days and then head South for Guadeloupe, Dominica, Martinique, St Lucia and the Grenadines.

We are looking forward to sunshine, water, palm trees and being on a boat again. We will probably stay with "Second Wind" for about 6 weeks. Then, we'll return to Now or Never! and spend the rest of the winter in the Bahamas.