Yes, we are still on (dry) land in Boston, MA while our beloved sailboat is sitting lonely and on the hard in Jacksonville, FL. We have just received word that our new hull paint job is done (after some re-fiberglassing we had done)and we have asked for the next phase of repairs to start up, including a replacement of our port grounding plate (virtually gone) + fixing our outboard (our mistake, we didnt fully clean out all the salt water in the engine when it took a little dip in the water after our dinghy accident).

I miss being on the water terribly and am finding the adjustment to land life a little difficult - but in reviewing our prior sailblog posts I did reach a conclusion:

It is about time we graduated from our "First Time Boat Owners and Novice Sailors" status, given our almost 2-year sailing adventure. I am just waiting for the right title for our sailing blog to hit me like a lightning bolt....so any ideas would be welcome.....

Gybing back to our sailing plans, unfortunately, the plans for "Lucky Excape" and her crew are still up in the air. At the moment, we are juggling a few balls, including going back to work for a while. But we are hoping to make it to the Bahamas this winter and cruise all the islands that we were not able to enjoy when we sped through there back in June (namely the Abacos).