Homeward Bound
27 August 2013 | Newport, RI
Raining cats & dogs in Newport
Here we are back in Newport for a quick visit overnight (ran out of Gran Marnier so had to "re-provision"!) as we slowly work our way back to the Chesapeake. The u-grib files and Chris Parker indicate that we have a good weather window with light air and minimal seas from Wed. afternoon through Sat. so we'll take advantage of it for the overnight passage from Block Island to Cape May. Although it's raining quite heavily at the moment, it should clear by noon for us to get to Block Island this afternoon.
We both have mixed feelings about heading home. While we're both looking forward to reconnecting with friends and family, we're sad to see this adventure drawing to a close. Time to start thinking about the next one...maybe next summer after Sarah and Brian's wedding. Although we originally thought about heading to the Caribbean with the Salty Dawg Rally this coming Nov., we decided to reacquaint ourselves with our skis and take a fee ski vacations this winter while our legs are still up to the challenge. Tahoe here we come!