Florida at last

We made it. Sort of. Crossing the state line last week to Florida was a biggie, for us that is. Running from cold weather, traveling day after day that wore on nerves and made for some small mutinies and insurrections that were quelled only with a long stopover in Beaufort, SC.

The new prop and all the work done has made moving along much better. We even managed to do an offshore passage one day... A bit too rough for our liking that day, but we made it nonetheless. No pain no gain, right? Load up on the Dramamine next time.

The time in Beaufort was excellent. What a nice small town atmosphere, truly friendly people, and all the free laundry you could do made for good times. We did holiday activities three nites in a row, including the street festival, parade with Santa on the fire truck, and the boat parade one nite. We had a local family that are members of a family cruising group act as our official hosts, which made it even better. Truly a big thanks to you, and to Beaufort for the great times.

Moving southward, we crossed into Georgia and had to watch ourselves as the tides and tricky shallow spots made it interesting. A stop over on Cumberland island to visit the Carnegie family's former estate of Dungeness was great and included wild horses.

Onward to Florida, where we are now in St Augustine enjoying the warm weather, holiday cheer and lots of cruisers meeting up and discussing plans to move south. Happy holidays, we'll tune in after the new year from somewhere further south.