It is Sunday morning and we are still at anchor! We awakened this a.m. and yesterday a.m. to clear blue skies, light breezes and warm temperatures. It has given Tom and I a chance to sit back and reflect on our journey from Buffalo, NY to N. Palm Beach, FL. Here are some statistics:

Miles Traveled: 1934 nautical miles
Travel Days: 51
Layover Days: 14 (10 intentional - 4 due to weather)
Average nm per hour: 6.33
Engine Hours: 305.8
When the boat was moving (41 days) we averaged 47.186 nm per day.

This journey was everything and more that Tom and I dreamed it would be. The sights, the challenges, the friends we made all added to the richness of our experience. We certainly live in a beautiful part of the country and to see it from the waterway truly gives you a different perspective!

Around 1330 we decided that it was time to make our way to our dock so we lifted the anchor and made our way in. We had gone in the day before to rig some lines so that we had something to grab onto and boy did that make it easy. Tom eased it into the slip and it's as if it was meant to be.

After securing all the lines, we began the task of off loading all the stuff we had on board - food, clothes, computers, etc. We had asked our friends Bill and Eleanor, who live in our cul de sac, if we could borrow their car to transport everything from the boat to our house. It certainly made this task alot easier and we thank them for being so generous.

We are now settling into our home here in Twelve Oaks and look forward to spending several of our days here sailing Synergy II. We look forward to these day sails as well as some more nights on anchor. How great it is to have this in our own back yard.

I would be remiss not to thank the countless other friends that helped us along the way, so without further ado here goes:
• First and foremost I thank my husband Tom - his tenaciousness to install the necessary equipment on this boat over the last several years to make the boat not only functional but very livable certainly paid off in spades! He is an experienced sailor and capable in every aspect and every discipline. Never did I fear or worry that if something went wrong that Tom wouldn't be able to make it right! He is my best friend and life long companion.
• John and Doris Hill - before we began our journey, John was there for Tom and helped him with the building of the mast cradle. They traveled with us through the Erie Barge Canal - their friendship and helpful hands made the journey through the canal fun and effortless.
• John Welch - who met us in NYC and helped us with the overnight ocean passage and stayed on board to Annapolis. It was certainly great to have another strong man on board to winch in the jib on the ocean. John and his wife Julie have encouraged us along the way with emails and Skype calls and we are truly blessed to have such friends
• Charlie and Stella Jones - had it not been for the two nor'easters that hit the coast in mid October which kept us at the Fishing Bay Yacht club for 4 days we would have never met. Looking back, it was another highlight of the trip. Charlie's experience on traversing the ICW from Deltaville to Hilton Head made it an easy run for us - following their beautiful red boat "Nugget". We have made new friends and look forward to cruising with them in the future.
• Greg and Judy on Magic II and Sonny and Jake on Finally who we met while in Bellville are other people who made our trip enjoyable
• Bill and Jackie Zajac who opened their hearts and home to us when we arrived in Melbourne. We had such a great time catching up on each others lives and just enjoying being together. With them only 2 hours away I'm sure we will be seeing more of them in the future.
• Gary and Sharon Simmer who showed us their town of Ft. Pierce and Vero Beach and who we were glad to reconnect.
• Thanks to all of you who have been reading our blog and a special thanks to those who commented on our blog. Your support through your comments and personal emails was encouraging and something that we looked forward to reading each day. It really made a difference knowing so many were reading about our journey and were along on the ride.

Although we have ended this phase of fulfilling our dream it is truly the beginning of many more years (we hope) of cruising with our boat around Florida and the Bahamas. We have plans to reinstate the blog when we begin the next phase. We will send you an email to let you know when the next segment will begin.

Until then, we again thank each and every one of you who have followed us on this part of our journey. God Bless all of you.

Cynthia and Tom Leising