On the move south!

It's now Weds, Nov 17 and we sailed all day and anchored out before we continue heading south and out to sea tomorrow. We plan to land in Cape Canaveral by Sunday - time to get a move on.

Here's Frank and Edna Summerlin - marina owners. We had a wonderful breakfast to start our day. The night before, Frank drove the crowd out to dinner then came back and picked everyone up. Great hospitality.

After 3 days at sea and a rollicking ride into the Oregon Inlet just north of Cape Hatteras we settle in at the The Big Trout Marina in Englehard, NC. The Inlet had 10 foot waves chasing us in at low tide - a bad time to come into harbor anytime. We surfed our way in after I called the coast Guard for a little "local knowledge". Petty Officer O'Connor was Johnny on-the-spot with great advice. Admiral Jenée came up top just as we were hitting our first wave and nearly lost lunch. It made for an interesting hubby-wiffie chat on the merits of entering the Inter Coastal Waterway, all while wrestling a 22 ton boat into the channel - fun times. But it was all made worthwhile with a relaxing evening at the Big Trout Marina - very scenic.

Success! John and I are putting the finishing touches on the replacement sail and we're good to go. I may have lost 50 lbs, but I think you'd agree my ass looks great. Or maybe Great, you look like an ass. Either one works.

No sooner do we get started when we rip the main sail - s##t! Oh well, fortunately we have a spare main, now if I can just find it!

Here's Jungle on Friday sunrise sitting on the other side of the Cape Cod Canal in Onset. Today we set sail directly for the Delaware Bay and into the Chesapeake. We should arrive by Sunday evening.
Well, as a new update we skipped over Annapolis and went straight for North Carolina - 3 full days at sea. This time of year, when you get a favorable weather window you need to take advantage.

Treatments over, Cap'n Jimbo is ready to sail. Great having John and Linda for the trip south - definitely can use the extra hands. The fact is, John probably forgot more about sailing than I know - but I'm not telling.

Our crew is ready to go for a sail south. My brother, John Fraine and his bride Linda flew up from Naples to join Jenée and I for the sail south. As John said, I left this place 20 years ago to get out of this weather - let's go!