It's been a few days since I last posted. We've been at the dock in Morehead City, N.C. waiting for the seas to calm before we attempt to cross the Gulf Stream. Our thoughts are with all our friends and family who may have suffered any devastaton during Sandy .. we on the other hand didn't have it all that bad.

Yesterday we were visited by three adorable trick a treaters much to our surprise..thank God , Scott
had a stash of sweets.  You will all appreciate how small the world is when you hear that these kids recognized Doug . He actually took a family picture of them this summer in Seal Harbor Maine when
they were crusing by in their dinghy. The photo came out so well that he gave it to them and they remembered him from this kind gesture. The kids along with their parents are sailing for a year and are on their way South.

We had the opportunity to spend some time with our friends Maggie and Bob , whom some of you may know. Maggie was my neighbor in South Portland and has since married . They are following their sailing passions and are chartering in the BVI's. on the beautiful Silver Moon. They also got held up by Sandy and only happen to be a few miles across the river in Beaufort. For those of you who have had dreams of
sailing,  check out her link on Facebook ..Silver Moon Sailing Adventures.




The cupboards are full, laundry all done, new zipper on the bimini top, new pressure cooker overnighted
by Doug's wife..thank you , water tanks and fuel top off..we are ready.. just waiting for one more delivery
of the satellite phone  before  we cast off the ropes. Since we will not have access to phone or internet during the crossing , our next posting will be from the tropics in the beautiful Bahamas. Stay well my friends..till then!