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          Off to the Caribbean
        
          November 9
        Subject: Log 11/9
        Date: Tue, 16 Nov 1999 09:18:27 -0800
        From: <rudys@pocketmail.com>
        
        
        We caught the 7:00am bridge opening in Beaufort. We motored through the inlet
        by Ft.Macon, just  down the road from our old condo. The trip into the ocean was
        easy and we spent all of the day motoring SE to get through the Gulf Stream
        ASAP. We figured we were through the stream a little after midnight. We turned
        due South and continued motoring. There wasn't much of a problem with sea
        sickness since the winds were light and the sea mostly flat. We spent most of the
        day getting ourselves acclimated to life at sea again. All alone with our focus on
        base requirements.
        
        The nights grew dark and ominous. We have only seen a couple of passing ships
        and no voyagers. We did see a pod of porpoise.
        
        Wish us well!