November 9 - 12 from West Palm to Freeport

Wednesday: The engine has been repaired and we're good to go. Unfortunately the weather is not cooperating - wind isn't too bad and it's from the right direction but the waves are ridiculously high for me and a boat that is not exactly in her prime and is very loaded. Why it's still afloat with all the stuff we've put on her is a mystery to me. It's difficult to make repairs when "stuff" is in the way and the ride over would be damn uncomfortable (and scary) and wet so we've opted to leave her behind and take Celebration back across. She'll be fetched when the seas calm down. That gets us back the day before Chris and Les arrive and things need to be done before their arrival - the most important, install a new manual marine toilet as the old electric one leaks badly. This is one reason we're taking the ship over and not flying. I'm sure the airline would break the toilet since we no longer have the original packing and on board ship you don't have to check your bags. We caused quite a stir when we checked in at the port. The xray of the toilet looked like a TV lying face down in the bag (which we barely managed to cram it into) and they did not for a minute believe it was a toilet until they opened the bag and sure enough there it sat - a gleaming white beauty. I think they're still laughing.

Thursday: Seas had been rough when we started out and people were getting seasick but in the middle of the night everything calmed down and we wondered if we couldn't have made it across on our own. Oh well too late now and I firmly believe better safe than sorry and I will freely admit I'm more of a fair weather sailor. Might not be if I was younger but another birthday is fast approaching and I've become very aware of my mortality and why be dead or horribly miserable in high seas when you don't have to be. 

Friday: Les and Chris have arrived and the toilet was in operation just an hour before they got here - great timing. Due to Ramblynn's temporary absence they'll have to bunk in with us and I mean bunk in - the other stateroom has bunk beds!

Saturday: Chris did not fall out of bed.

isn't she a beauty?