Almost Time

Our flight leaves Friday evening. We fly from Houston to Miami, get in late, and our daughter, Lauren, will pick us up at the airport. We spend the night in Miami then start shopping to prepare for our trip. We arrive in Key Largo to load the boat on Saturday, March 28. We hope to do a test sail on Saturday, taking Lauren and friends. Then, leave either on the 29th (our 29th anniversary) or on the 30th. Our first goal is Key West. We hope a nice sail to Key West will be a great way to learn our boat.

Royal Crescent is a 1999 Catalina 42, pullman berth. We liked this layout because there is ample room and storage. Plus, we have two berths with two heads. The "guest" berth has an attached head as does the master berth. The guest berth has a high enough ceiling so, when Julie and Pete stay with us, Pete (over 6 feet tall) can stand...or at least we think so.

I added electronics such as radar, gps, satellite weather and different safety gear, such as a life raft, personal locator beacon, life vests, and flares. We also will have a 10' inflatable tender with an 8 hp Tohatsu engine.

We are going to try to get the boat from Key Largo, Florida to Seabrook, Texas by way of Key West, the west coast of Florida, and across from Pensacola to Galveston. We may pick up some friends along the way. We may travel in the Gulf or in the Intracoastal Waterway.

We invite you on our adventure.