As you may know, the East Coast has had some blustery weather this week, and it has kept us in at Beaufort NC awaiting seas that are less than 10 feet (they have been much more than that this week, by the way). We are also traveling with Sandy and Frank Mariani and their boat is quite a bit smaller and lighter than ours. So, they are our excuse for being more careful (I am kidding, Mom).

It appears that Friday is the day, though. We will take a somewhat longer route to Charleston SC staying about 15 miles or so off of the coast for most of the trip (we would have been more like 40-50 miles offshore if we went in a straight line). That should make things a little better for both boats. We are also prepared to duck into several different places if things look rougher than expected. There is a system developing offshore that is moving West (somewhat unusual), but we ought to be in Charleston before it makes things uncomfortable. Stay tuned.

You can check out some more pictures on the links previously provided.