June 12
        Subject: Log 6/12
        Date: 13 Jun 1999 21:04:56 +0000
        From: SCHWENKER1@orbcomm.net
        
        
        With final prep complete, we said our emotional goodbyes to Stacy, Rob and
        Marilyn. Chris and her Mom were with us for dinner so they said goodbye last
        night.
        
        We departed at 11:00am. Seas were calm and the weather good. We decided to go
        up Buzzards Bay and through the Cape Cod Canal. We were worried about making
        the tide through the canal. Our normal speed of 6 knots was helped by the tide and
        we made the canal in plenty of time. We reached a top speed of 11 knots through
        the canal.
        
        When we got through the canal it was dark and fog was setting in. We decided to
        spend another night at the dock and round the Cape in the morning. We topped off
        the fuel, had dinner and slept. We knew we would have fog in the morning but
        hoped it would burn off early. Well, it is 8:30am, we have been traveling for over
        3hrs and we are still using our fog horn with radar for our only visibility. It is
        starting to lift. We should round the Cape shortly and  then it is almost due East for
        2747 nautical miles.
        
        Love to all and we look forward to seeing you in Europe.