Solid Ground

When we made it to customs in the morning we were greeted by an old man on a moped. He had a thick British accent and long hairs coming out of the front of his nose.I asked him where his favorite place to eat was (I think 90% of my talk for the past few days had been about tacos, ice cream sandwiches, and fried chicken) and he said "Mulligans". We found it at the top of the hill after much walking and had our first food that wasnt canned chicken, canned tuna, instant oatmeal or PB&J's. David, Kenny and I all go the special-I cant remember what type of fish, salad (tomatoes were another craving) and black eyed peas with rice and a side of fries. It was amazing, gone in 5 minutes or so, and I would have had another plate if Bermuda wasnt one of the most expensive places Ive been. We had $32 in tea alone for our table..
The breeze and view was worth the price though.


Dunkleys chocolate milk. Weve spent alot of time together, and know each other well. Ive downed at least two gallons since arrival, heh.

The Three Sailing Stooges in the town hall cabinet.



I found a few things that were more fun to explore than endless swells...




The first sight of land after 10 days. It normally only takes 5-7, but we hit a few spells of no wind and had to motor along at 2-3knots, and two or three storms that moved us around very quickly, just not in the right direction, ha. I was cold and wet and ready to try out my land legs, but we wouldnt get into port until after midnight, and then we had to stay in quarantine until we could go through customs the next morning. I was giddy and jumping up and down when I first saw land after only 10 days. Theres an 85% chance that I'll explode when we have first sight of the Azores.


The cold rainy afternoon turned into a beautiful sunset, there was even a rainbow on the other side.
















The Linda Lee, for Jeff and Linda.






The first sight of St.Georges the next morning. Flowers are everywhere, and every step fills you with their scent. Everything is intense and appreciated, Im reminded of the marathon runner who, when asked why he ran marathons, replied "Because it feels so good to stop running."


Right now I feel the same way about sailing!