Departure date set for 10/24 with hopes to leave by 10/27 at the latest. The plan is to arrive in New Bern, n.c. by 11/12 and leave the boat there to return to md for a wedding and turkey. We will continue south on 12/2 with hopes of meeting boys in marathon key for Christmas. At this point departure seems a long way off as we have much to do but hopefully it will fall into place. Fingers crossed.