Preparing for Our Return Trip North

The time has come to return North! Tomorrow is the day! It is amazing how long it will take when we have made the trip many times by car taking only 24 hours. Our plan is to travel approximately 50 miles each day nonstop through Florida and up the coast to Deltaville, Virginia, where we will get some needed warranty work done. Our goal is to be back in Rochester no later than June 15th, providing we have good weather. We should miss any hurricanes and their after effects.

Today Larry is taking the captains course final test. I'm sure he will pass it with flying colors. I guess I'll have to refer to him as captain Larry from then on. I have done some laundry and when he returns we will go to the store. We plan to leave tomorrow morning providing our mail arrives here today.

The picture was taken at No Name Harbor where we spent several days last week and over the weekend. The winds never let up until late on Friday and at that point we decided to stay put. It made it easier for Larry to study by not traveling. It was very crowded over the weekend as you can see by the picture. Being Easter weekend and many people on vacation and some cruisers waiting for a weather window to start back North. We found it entertaining watching boaters anchor and raft up in what is a somewhat small harbor. Sunday we decided to leave the confusion and anchor off Nixon Beach, which also became crowded.

Last night we returned to Dinner Key Sailing Club to moor for the night. We met Diane and Mike for dinner along with Margaret and Ben (SV Diva) friends from Canada. Ben and Margaret will sail the Keys for awhile before their return trip up the West coast of Florida where they will store Diva for the Summer and return to Canada. Diane and Mike plan to cruise a little while longer with a friend of theirs then return North to New Jersey for the Summer. We have had great fun with all of our new found friends on this journey of ours and we look forward to meeting up with them in the Fall of 2006.