February 22nd     We Made It!!! Only FOUR WEEKS, FOUR DAYS AND NINE HOURS!!!!!

About 10 p.m. on the 21st, we put the engine on so that we would continue to 
go about 7 knots.  As the sun set, it seem to melt into the ocean on the 
horizon.  It was a beautiful night and the seas were calming down as we headed 
deeper into the Bahama Channel.

Tuesday the 22nd, the wind went down to 0-5 knots, but we were traveling about 
8.5 knots because of the Gulf Stream.  We sighted Florida about 10:30 a.m. and 
we were at the 17th Street Bridge in Fort Lauderdale at 2:45 P.M.  I realized 
the voyage for me at least was coming to an end.  I will be flying home on 
Thursday, (Wednesday will be washing clothes day and packing day) while Rudy 
will bring the boat to North Carolina thru the Intercostal Seaway.  His brother 
Tom will join us in Fort Lauderdale and possibly a friend.  They will leave the 
boat in Wilmington where the boat will be put up for sale.


  I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO:
Ground that doesn't move
Bed that doesn't roll
Stove that doesn't sway
Food that doesn't slide
Washing my face without holding on

 I CAN'T WAIT TO:
Take long walks
Take long showers
Make long phone calls
Take long car rides
Go to the movies, mall, grocery store
See family and friends

Just the little pleasures in life that I have always taken for granted!!!