We made it! EDITION 2, WITH PICTURES AND MORE ...

360 sea miles and 58 hours later, and we're in Morehead City, NC.  Mind you, this same trip will take about 6 hours later this week when we go back to Jekyll to pick up the car....not as scenic, though!  More than 12 miles out to sea, we saw loons

 gannets

sea turtles, and dolphins.

The trip went well, just a bit more rolling seas than we had hoped for.  Every one, including Smokey, did fine.

Leaving Fernandina Beach, we saw old Ft. Clinch.




We are now tied up at the Sanitary Seafood Restaurant.  For those of you who are long time blog readers, this is where we spent Christmas, 2008, while Luke had meniscus surgery on his knee.  Much better this time!

Here is Latitudes, tied up at the restaurant.

A good night of sleep and we will travel the final 25 miles to Oriental, NC tomorrow.  There we will arrange for some work on Latitudes, pack her up for the summer and fall, and visit friends Phyllis and Peter.  THEN -- HOME TO ROANOKE!!!!

************  We did leave Morehead City this morning, but a couple of hours later than anticipated...fog...ugh...

It cleared by 10 a.m., giving Smokey what she seems to love --- perched on the side of the boat, diligently watching whatever passes by.  She's always very interested and will sit, watching, for long periods of time.

We are now securely at at dock in our new home in Oriental.  Seems nice enough, complete with electricity and water.  Some in-water work will be done over the next few days, we'll pick up the car from Jekyll over the weekend, and when the in-water work is done, Latitudes will be moved to the "hard" until we return next winter to take her south again.
Dinner with Phyllis and Peter tonight.  A good walk for Smokey along the deserted dock around dusk.  And to bed early again!  It's nice to know we are basically at the end of this trip, just putting things to bed for the season.