"Not all who wander are lost." JRR Tolkien

I couldn't have found a boat to buy any further away from home than here! It was kind of fun when it was warm, but living on the hard miles from home while you work on your boat is no fun, especially in the cold and rain as fall turns into winter. Had to chip ice off the deck today! Break out the foulies...Brrrrrr

Perhaps if I was better organised I could have been gone already, but the upside is I'll have all new rigging (sta-locks - cool!), batt-cars and storm trysail. And it took forever to get the boat documentation cleared from the USCG. But I've also met some real nice cruisers while I've been here.

I can't wait to get somewhere warm. The new rig has arrived and we'll step the mast on the 12th. New antifoul (3 coats) over the weekend and we'll launch on the 14th. I'll leave Kipona (her new name - much easier to pronounce than Aquilegia - try saying that 3 times over the VHF) and go home for Thanksgiving (read pay bills and show my face in the office!) and then kick off again in the New Year. Later ...