Happy Thanksgiving!

John Ray is finally back in the water as of yesterday afternoon. We are staying at the dock in Jarrett Bay Boat yard and getting ready to depart first thing tomorrow morning. Our plan is to stay in the ICW until Wrightsville Beach (with a stop for the night in Camp LeJeune). After that we will hop out and do an overnighter to Charleston, SC. From there we will continue on to Florida and hopefully warmer weather. This morning there was a frost on the canvas and docks, but the day has turned out beautiful. We went for a long walk this morning and passed by cows and chickens and a very noisey rooster.

Steve and I will be having our own private Thanksgiving dinner on board with a roasted chicken (turkey doesn't fit in our oven and we even got offered a free one) with stuffing, roasted potatoes, carrots and onions, and mashed potatoes too. We'll also be having string beans, cranberry sauce, corn bread, and dinner rolls. Later tonight we head over to the Back Street Pub to pick at some more food and hopefully find some pie. We're looking forward to a fun time. But, we are really, really looking forward to getting back under way with a nice smooth ride and all our new shiney parts working wonderfully - and yes Carl, we even put on a new zinc. We're good to go.

So have a happy day all! Enjoy the 4 days off!