We left the dock at around 9:30 last night off to the Gulf of Mexico! We are looking forward to our new adventure! Weather was supposed to be good with one to two foot seas. NOT!!! About 1 AM the sea kicked up like a woman with PMS! 4-6 foot seas with 8 foot swells, our boat was rocking and rolling dipping and diving on the sea. Waves were rising up and breaking over the stern with a vengeance. The waves were kicking up and slapping the boat like a bad child. The sea spray washed our hair and cleaned our faces for us! When the bow of the boat came back down off the top of the wave it sounded like it was gonna break in half. Standing is not an option at this point, 3 points of contact at all times when moving around and being tied to the boat with caribeaners and line when outside. The waves look so deep looking at them, they hit us from the Northeast side , first time i have ever been on a water roller coaster. Steve and Corey are piloting the boat in shifts with the rain gear and cold weather gear, yep i had to drag back out the Under Armor and Frogg Toggs. I have to hand it to the guys without them we would be lost! I slept thru most of it, about all you can do when you cant stand up! But if your not asleep the best place to be was the helm area outside. It is hard to be inside the cabin, now i know how clothes feel in the dryer! The new chart plotter was awesome kept us on track, and the compass settings also. The sailors will tell you, “The sea she is an unforgiving mistress” which is soooo true! You can’t turn down the waves, pull over to shelter or even stop sailing, you have to keep going no matter what. the only thing you have control over is your boat and if the sea decides to take that control away your just done! It is actually very exhilarating to be on the sea in this weather. All i know is that no one on this ride will have loose anal sphincter syndrome afterwards, LOL! All the “great” packing i did with my supplies, they flew out of the front storage all over the floor and all over my guests sleeping quarters. We were not prepared for the weather and i am still cleaning pineapple juice off my counter, floors and out of my fridge, LOL. there was not an item that wasnt in the floor, my boat looked like an episode of “Hoarders”. Anything that wasnt tied down or in a drawer or in closet was scattered like a flea market! We decided we couldnt clean it up we couldn’t stand, haha. Carolyn and Corey are great they just roll with the flow, so to speak! We are resting up for the next crossing!

CAPTAINS LOG: Learned a lot about sailing and the sea, and i need more equipment. Like a satellite radio for starters!