Happy Thanksgiving!!!

There is really not a lot to report as we are still at the Yacht Basin in Demopolis, AL but we wanted to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving!  We decided to spend an extended amount of time in Demopolis to do a few semi-major projects that we had been putting off - that and we had missed our "2nd home-away-from-home."

The Admiral and I are busy stripping the exterior woodwork and getting ready to re-varnish, one of the downsides of owning a boat with exterior wood. It looks good, but it is an ongoing maintenance issue. I also replaced a fuel pump that had begun to leak on the port engine.

The other project, which I am still working on, is installing a macerator pump in the hopes of spending some time later this spring in the Bahamas, specifically the Exumas. We have been talking with some fellow boaters who have spent time in the Exumas and they all highly recommended the trip. The Exumas, a chain of about 365 islands, are located roughly 250 miles southeast of Miami. It sounds like a pretty laid-back area of the Carribean with beautiful white sand beaches and turquoise water, just what the doctor ordered for the winter blues!

We will probably leave Demopolis next weekend and start heading toward Pensacola, FL where we hope to meet up with our friends Mike & Mary aboard "WhatDazeIt" and do the crossing to St. Petersburg sometime in mid-December.

I have organized a pot-luck Thanksgiving dinner for those of us who are going to be around the marina for the holiday. It appears that there will be about 20 of us. This is the first "foodservice" event that I have organized since leaving Missouri State!

The Admiral and Buddy are doing well, just trying to stay warm during this recent cold snap we have been experiencing. The weather is supposed to be nice over the holiday weekend, though. Once again, we wish you and yours a wonderful Thanksgiving and hope you will stay in touch, Cap’n T