Underway

24 May 08 20:45UTC 18'38N 065'03W

Well, we've left the Caribbean for the season. Gesa, Issie and Max caught a flight to Miami and then Detroit yesterday afternoon, arriving after midnight but safe and sound. The rest of our crew (Doug and Ken, Dave having arrived Weds) turned up at the airport later. St Thomas airport is pretty much perfect for this, we anchored the boat, took the dinghy into the dock at a hotel a hundred yards away then walked for two minutes to the airport terminal. Tough journey.

We ate at that same hotel last night, a good Mexican meal on the waterfront. A fairly quiet nights sleep, then a crew briefing, clear customs, secure the dinghy and stuff for sea and off we went, leaving almost exactly at noon.

So far so good, the wind and weather are near perfect with flat seas and a reasonable breeze so we are settling in very nicely. The boat is emptier, quieter and tidier than it has been for many months, without the whirlwind of two kids around all the time. It's a very different feeling.

Roll on Bermuda, probably a six day trip. Check back tomorrow, I'll be doing our daily updates as usual.

All's well. Nick.

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