We arrived home on Saturday, April 22. We left Herrington Harbor, South at approximately 9:00 am expecting a smooth 30 mile run to our slip at Castle Harbor. Throughout the morning, the winds clocked around to the north and continued to build. We crossed the Bay Bridge they had reached a consistent 20 kts. plus. At the north end of Kent Island, We had to turn east and then south and I was not looking forward to gusts hitting us broadside. We got lucky! As we turned east the wind began to diminish and by the time we reached the Castle Harbor inlet they were below 8 kts. The water in the marina was smooth and we slid into our slip with no issues.

Al in all, the trip was a tremendous success! We had a wonderful time, met some terrific people (Yeah, Shanna, Webb, Brandi, and Emmy - You guys are high on the list) and saw places that we did not know existed.

We learned a lot - from the weather, the weatherman, the boat, and from and about each other. The trip was made especially wonderful by our good friends Jill & Bruce on Dreamboat. When things got rough they offered encouragement and were a wonderful company in general. Thier precise planning made the whole odyssey so much easier.

We spent six months and five days on Red Sky, with just a few days off to go to Las Vegas for my nephew Jeremy's wedding.

Jill compiled the following statistics:
2700 miles
186 days on the water
53 marinas
11 anchorages
106 opening bridges
2 locks
15 land tours
470 engine hours
0 sailing days
and innumerable smiles