I guess North Carolina will always be home for me ...can't help it! We were glad to get here after a 48 hour outside run of 280 nm (nautical miles). No problems, just a long trip. We motor-sailed most of the way, going a bit slower than we could beacuse of our preference to arrive in Morehead City in daylight. The first night was mild breezes from the SE - a piece of cake. As expected, the winds built up a bit the second night, too far aft to easily sail, and making the seas lumpier. We saw a whopping 2 boats the first night, not a single one the second night. The full moon both nights made it a lot more like daylight, and helped a lot in seeing the water and boats.
We are anchored now, catching up on sleep, cleaning the boat from our trip, and letting Smoke relax after the long trip (she hates motoring).
On Friday we will meet up with neighbors Neva and Dave in New Bern, NC for a couple of days. If the timing works out, Bahamas friends Phyllis and Peter will be home to New Bern on Monday and we can see them too.
Only another 7-10 days and we'll be home to Deltaville, hit badly by storms this week. Here is an e-mail from the Hunter dealer in Deltaville:
"As most of you already know from watching the news, Deltaville experienced a tornado on Saturday night. Our community sustained a devastating blow. Over two dozen homes wiped out. Many more badly damaged. Many buildings along Rt 33 had massive damage. Electricity was restored as of Sunday evening in many areas; phone service will be restored as soon as possible.
Our marina and all of the boats at our business suffered NO damage. We truly consider ourselves to be very lucky. "
Back to Roanoke and the real home-sweet-home by the first week in May. Can't wait to see our family and friends at home!
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