After leaving the Potomac on April 30, we headed up to Solomons. We found Don and Ann Marie there from Might As Well V. We had drinks on their boat and then had dinner at the Holiday Inn. They are trying to sell their boat ( a great boat for anyone who's looking), so this may be the last time we will see MAWV. However, we hope it will not be the last time we see Don and Ann Marie. Without their gentle persuasion the summer of 2006 to continue with the boats doing the Great Loop, we probably would have spent the last two years on the same dock, sailing the same waters of Lake Ontario. Not that that is bad but the adventure has been so great. Don is going to be building a new home for them in New Hampshire this year. Thank you guys! We hope to see you there.

The trip home this spring has been all about friends and family. New friends, boating friends, old friends and family. We have made 10 stops so far and have just had the best of times. And if all goes well, we will have a couple more special stops before we reach Newark. These handsome guys have been friends since their days at Brown University (1963-67).


From left to right, Jeff Foster, Gary, Jack Rebok, Greg Norgaard, and Jeff Jones. After almost 40 years it was time for these guys to meet again.



On the weekend of May 2-5 we were all in Bethany Beach MD. On May 2 we docked Sabbatical in Cambridge MD, rented a car and headed for Bethany Beach. The second picture shows four of the five couples.

Tomorrow we will either stay here in Cambridge another day readying ourselves for the trip home or head north. A call from Eagles' Wings on Friday night found them behind the Statue of Liberty. It was cold and rainy there so we may just drag our feet a little watching the weather closely.