I'm in Newport, patiently waiting for the right weather to get safely out of New England. The weather will perhaps be right by 2 AM Tuesday, at which point we will boogie out of here, bashing into ugly waves for the first 8-12 hours, until the seas settle and the wind clocks around to a nice reach. If we are lucky, we will sail straight to Norfolk, Virginia.
Meanwhile, we are preparing the boat, checking the first aid kit, preparing a ditch bag. ( A last choice in a boat disaster is to abandon a sinking vessel. If so, you grab the ditch bag full of essentials like a GPS, a VHF radio, first aid kit, food and water and climb out of the sinking boat into a life raft. Since we will not be all that far out to sea, it's not as big a deal as it would be crossing the Atlantic.) Tomorrow we will do some final provisioning and take care of more details.
Right now I am hanging out with the grandkids while Mom and Dad go out on a date without children. What wonderful girls! I took them swimming at the heated pool at their marina. Pretty nice spot, but it sure gets cold and dreary here in the winter!
While the CAT'S away the MICE will play!! We are all thinking of you!! Stay warm my friend.
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