We'll Be Home For Christmas

Day 208 |  Palmetto    

The good news was that today was warm. The temperature reached 79 -- just what I've been waiting for. The bad news was that it was stormy, rainy and windy all day, putting some of our plans on hold. Barry ran over to West Marine, just because he could. I stayed onboard and worked on a fun last-minute Christmas project. We packed up as much as we could and took several loads to the car, between downpours. After dark we walked the docks and took a few final looks at Crossroads and her lights. There are two photos because one was my iPhone and the other Barry's Pixel. Neither phone did very well.  I will take the lights down tomorrow morning before we depart, then carry them home so I won't have to store them onboard. It has been fun having them up, but they also presented challenges in handling our docklines, fenders, and anchor bridle.

We will start heading home tomorrow morning and I will take my usual break from regular posts while away from Crossroads. We anticipate being back onboard by Sunday, December 30. As with all travel planning, that's subject to change. Thanks for following along with our Great Loop journey. We're almost seven months and just over 3,500 nautical miles into it. To start 2019, we look forward to exploring the west coast of Florida for a couple of months -- first heading back north to Tampa and Clearwater before heading south. There are plenty of places, ranging from secluded anchorages to large cities, that we're looking forward to visiting. Merry Christmas!