But with good reason.

A couple weeks back, on the way to Vero Beach for Thanksgiving, we had an unfortunate incident that resulted in a busted shroud and a dented mast.

Poor little Alibi II now has one mast as we sit in Fort Pierce trying to decide on our options.

On top of that, we are now seeing droves of friends on their way south. We can only wave wistfully.

It appears that we may be spending a winter in Florida, and Bessie may get a job. We just have to figure out exactly where.

The upside (there always is one) is that it appears there are a good number of abandoned boats sitting in yards in Florida, so we might just spend the season going from yard to yard in search of the perfect project.