Aufs Offene Meer Hinaus
OK, not really............not yet :( But we have some big news !!! We are sailing on Nov 1 back to the Caribbean. Tom is entering semi-retirement. Kirstin will be fully retired (how did that work, anyway ?). In any case, negotiations with my boss were successfully concluded, and we will be 8 months in the Caribbean and 4 months in the US every year until we (me) fully retire. Kirstin is preparing for Kanvas State...........her course in sewing canvas. Could be a new business opportunity, but at a minimum it will save us big money on canvas work going forward. Next week, L'ORIENT returns to the high seas, albeit only to Ft. Lauderdale to get a bottom job. Tom and Kirstin will be doing the Amel "out of the water" maintenance thing........bow thruster, prop bushings, through-hulls, etc. I'm counting on my Italian plastic surgeon friend Alessandro to help as well. Should be fun.............as fun as 5 days in the Hampton Inn can be. Anyway, we are eager to test al