Last night we had a lovely stay on Broad Creek at Camden Point. With lasagna and bread in the oven and nice bottle of red wine (thanks to Tony and Jenny), we were set.

Charlie, you were right....the bugs were all over the place this morning but we did not get bit....thank goodness.

Now we are making our way through the Alligator River Bridge which is a lovely swing bridge that opens on demand. As much as I believe from the boaters point of view that all bridges should open on demand.....I look at this thing at 14,928 feet and I would as a driver have a heart attack getting stuck on it. WOW! Just let me off ..... PLEASE!

With busying myself with a little this morning, Greg set out to wash down the decks of dead bug carcasses and hang out laundry (yes a towel or two).

We are making our way to Tuckahoe Point on the Alligator River. We have found that doing an average of six knots at approximately 2200 RPM allows us a nice leasurely pace as we are not racing to get anywhere.

Miscellaneous Factoids: For Saliors and Novices Alike

As previously stated we are averaging 6 knots while at 2200 RPM....this can vary up or down depending upon the current or tide. At this speed we are burning approximately one gallon an hour of fuel. Another 1000 RPM would double our fuel consumption but only adds an additional two knots of speed. With a fuel capacity of 275 gallons we can go a long way between fill ups.

While sailing Ti Amo averages anywhere from 4 to 8 knots which saves fuel and is a lot more fun. It is difficult to sail in the narrow channels of the Intra Coastal. We are looking foward to getting out in the ocean....(okay, Greg more than Glenda) where with the right winds we can pick up a lot of speed and gain a lot of time. Of course we are on island time so keeping track of such is irrelavant.

Other points of interest......Ti Amo holds 275 gallons of water so if we withhold the water balloon fights we should go three to four weeks before needing to fill thoses tanks.

Ti Amo weighs about 33,000 pounds empty with a full load of fuel and water and about 5,000 pounds of canned goods she weighs a little more. For those of you who are concerned about us taking ocean legs, rest assured Ti Amo is extremely secure. You can expect she will bring us back safe and sound.