Christmas dinner and Plan B

Christmas dinner with the cruisers was fun --- and oh, my, can those folks cook!!!  There was a LOT of delicious food.  The buffet was set up on top of the washers and dryers in the laundry room.  Food was just starting to come in when I snapped this.

Then, at 1, the line began to form.  There were probably 50-75 participants.  Cruisers with their plates and utensils --- that's the routine!

We met a whole table full of new friends.  That's the best part of these pot lucks.

A great surprise for us - we ran into cruising friends Marian and Greg from 2008.  They were part if the wonderful group of 5 couples that cruised together in the Bahamas.  We had stayed in touch but not seen them since.  We knew we were both headed south, but unable to make definite plans to meet. We were delighted!  Plan to catch up with them again after we cross.

And speaking of crossing, we are now into Plan B.  The weather and cat both look good so we intend to leave Vero tomorrow around 8 a.m., sail overnight to Miami, about 20 hours with the help of a NW to NE wind, and hopefully make a crossing to Bimini on Saturdaywith a SSE wind.  One day at a time, but we are thinking this may really work!