Jeez. Never imagined getting south would be such a prolonged game of watch the weather windows.

We haven't helped the situation by dithering here and there enjoying the local sights, not to mention an inability to avoid a "duvet day" in Belhaven.

Some nights we go to bed committed to an early start. Early as in UK early 'cause when we slide open the hatch st our crack of dawn, everyone's long gone.

Then, it's "Ohhh. Bad weather in the forecast. Let's just stay in bed. It's chilly and wet out there." And then along comes sunny weather to force us into action but again, there's trouble down south and plans for a quick dash to Bahamas looks threatened. Again.

So, we've relaxed for a couple of days in Beaufort NC meeting up with Hugh and Linda (from ARC Europe 2012) and the Hobnob's for a meal last night where even a simple thing like that is confusing.

"Chips or French fries with that?"

In one of our multi national meals when confronted with another statement of culinary confusion between Dutch, Scots and English our US hosts piped up and said, "we're the only ones here that speak English"