S/V L'ORIENT

View above Musket Cove.....not bad ! We never telegraph our visits to the USA before we leave the boat because it's a "rookie cruising mistake" to tell the world there's nobody on your boat for 5 straight weeks. Things like electronics, outboards, money, and other important items tend to disappear. It was probably an unnecessary precaution in Fiji; these people are like super friendly help-bots. Weird how uniformly happy, helpful, and cheerful they are. Being from Wisconsin, Kirstin feels like she's at home. Being from New Jersey, it makes me feel like there's someone behind me with a gun. Family reunion at a Naples eatery Nevertheless, our visits to San Francisco, Miami, Naples, Chicago, Omro, the Wisconsin Dells, Nashville and Los Angeles were uniformly wonderful, albeit expensive. Friends, family, our beloved Grand-kitty and Grand-puppy were snuggled and lavished with attention. And wow, did we shop up a storm. I didn't actually have any shirts without