12 March 2016 | Stuart, FL
Nancy
Our winter of 2015-2016 has been unlike other years for cruising! First of all, upon returning from Minnesota, Nancy's tooth became inflamed and it was determined a root canal was in order. Four weeks later all was well, but it put things in a different perspective for us. Dick was having a similar problem with a tooth and turns out he plans to wait and deal with his issue when he returns home. The weather continued to be an issue for us most of the winter. We were able to use our time to repair the butterfly hatch by taking it off the boat and redoing all the varnish and seals, and repairing other leaks, and some things we could never get to. On January 6 when we returned from Minnesota there was a major weather event in the Exumas, with 106 knot winds, which was a problem for several boats, including cruising friends. After that the fronts continued until only a few weeks ago. It has proven to be a good decision to stay here in Florida where the weather has not been perfect by any means, but it has proven to be safer. Needless to say, we are disappointed that we missed the Bahamas and friends we would have liked to spend time with there, but on the up-side we have been able to work on several projects with the hope we can make a quick escape at the start of next season!