North Carolina

Hi everyone,
We are on officially day 3 of our adventure. I know we've been gone much longer than that, but we had some engine problems. (for those who care and know something about engines... the fuel was incredibly dirty, not a good thing. So we went back to the boat yard to have it properly cleaned.) However our time at dock was not lost at all. We cleaned and organized. Also, Bob and Donna (the previous owners of L'Attitude) were more than kind to us. Yeah for southern hospitality. They cooked us (Sonya and B-Pops included) a wonderful shrimp boil and grilled fresh tuna steaks. Mmmm.

On our first day, just before we entered the ICW (intracoastal waterway) we saw dolphins jump in front of our boat. They're supposed to be a good omen. As we we entering the bay for the night, the boat came to an unplanned halt. Not good. They always say that if you claim to have travelled the ICW and have not run aground than A. you didn't do it or B. you're lying. Luckily we got the unlimited towing.

Day 2 we discovered how much we love our chartplotter. (For those non-sailor types: a chartplotter is a device that tells you exactly were you are on a chart by way of GPS.... very very handy) There are shoals left, right and sometimes dead center. And lots of crab pots. Alll that aside we had a beautiful day, we even put up the sails. The dive bombing pelicans kept us amused for hours on end.

the weather's not looking to hot for today so we're just going to move the boat to a better protected bay.

Lots of Love
Josh and Rox


Sonya and Brad: thanks again so much for driving us down and all your help.
Bob and Donna: Thank you so much for your hospitality.

Go Habs Go