The solar panels have been installed, the heat/AC has been checked out, the refrigeration inspected, maps and charts updated and now we are just counting down. Stay tuned!!!

Chris & I will try to keep all our friends up to date on our cruising adventures. This is a trip that we've been dreaming of for such a long time. We bought "Long Gone" 5 years ago and have been sailing her up and down the Neuse River. We've been to Oriental, Cape Lookout but nowhere further than that, so this adventure is definitely a big leap for us. Long Gone was berthed at the Sheraton Marina in New Bern, but in December 2007 we were informed that the Sheraton would be doubling their rates so it was time to move. We moved her to the Bridgepointe Marina across the river which is a nice facility, but we miss our "family" and D dock at the Sheraton. Hopefully when we are gone, our friends at New Bern AWARE will win their fight to reduce the ridiculously high dockage rates that the Sheraton has imposed and things will return to normal in New Bern once more.

The charts and guides have been purchased, the solar panels ordered, new batteries installed and the planning is now beginning in ernest.

Our plan is to not have a plan - to head south for warmer waters and we hope to sail around FL waters and possibly even over to the Bahamas, but we plan to take our time, wait for weather windows and visit coastal towns along the way to see if anywhere could be "home".

We'll try to update the site with photos whenever we have a fast internet connection. Stay tuned!