Landlubbers

Well we have been ashore for a week now, and both Shelley and I are missing the sea and Rock Chalk. We left her in Kent Narrows across the Chesapeake from Annapolis to fly back to Kansas to help Erin move to Austin. We got that done, and are now in Austin waiting to fly to Los Angeles for son Charlie's wedding next week.

We are excited about the wedding. It is going to be a fabulous event, and we are so happy that Charlie is marrying a wonderful young lady in Caitlyn Amon. They both met at Tulane, and since we first met Cait in their freshmen year, we knew she was something special. Charlie is a very fortunate young man.

At the same time, I am really anxious to get back to the boat and continue our journey. It has been great seeing friends and relatives in Kansas City, Wichita, and Austin. We have really missed our kids and grandchildren, and this break has allowed us to see all the kids and all 5 of the grandchildren. We are hearing from our boating friends who are all now in New York or up the Hudson River as they head for Canada. We are far behind, but we will catch up.

The plan is to be in New York for the 4th of July, then up the Hudson right after the holiday. With good weather we will cross the Erie Canal by mid July, and into Canada by July 25th. We'll see.

I have been hearing from many of you who have been following this adventure on this blog and living our dream along with us. I have met a really nice couple up in Cleburne, Robin and Angie Houghton. They have become good clients, but we have really enjoyed talking with them about boats, The Great Loop, and living on the water. Robin has never sailed in the Caribbean before, but because of our talks, he and his wife have booked their first charter with the Moorings in the BVI this October. Cool.

So I have neglected the blog since we left the boat, but I will resume as soon as we get back on the boat, June 26th. Thanks for all your well wishes. Marc