We arrived back on the boat 20 November after a short trip home to England to visit family and a few friends. We were on the hard in Deltaville Boatyard, as the week wore on the temperature gradually got colder until we were forced to huddle inside with the fan heater running almost constantly, thank goodness for shore power! Eventually most of the jobs were ticked off and Jem was re-launched and everything seemed to work! So after a quick stock-up we set off south on 27 November towards some warmth.
After 5 days covering approximately 70 miles a day down the Intra Coastal Waterway, we are still wearing at least 3 fleeces at one go and Louise has only ventured on deck when Mark has pleaded for a short break. Otherwise she remains firmly below swathed also in fleece blanket – thank god for man made fibres, the static build up is playing havoc with the navigation instruments.
So the big push has to now come: a few days at sea to get to Florida and the warmth but also, hopefully, in time to see the shuttle launch on 6 December from Cape Canaveral.
More to follow……….
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