WOW Have We Covered Some Ground Since our Last Update

Day 267 to 306
4,021 miles thus far

Hard to believe that it's been over a month since our last update and looking back on it, we have certainly covered some ground and had ourselves some fun!

As we left the Chesapeake headed back to the ICW, we needed to make Charleston as quickly as possible to celebrate Jess turning the BIG 30! and it had been over 3 months since we last spent any time with them. So, we hauled ass!

• Going through the Great Lock is always interesting - this time it was a full house with about a dozen other boats and a huge barge with us.  Headed to Coinjock for the night and to celebrate Dennis' birthday, where he spent time with Slash and the perfect woman.
• Myrtle Beach we were guests of Bruno and Michelle for the evening (who are now part of the North Pacific family) and enjoyed a terrific evening catching up.
• Bob and Diane our dock mates from Halifax, heard us on the radio and gave us a shout out which provided a surprise visit with them and celebrate Bob's birthday, and Georgetown is always a good stop
• Finally Chucktown and a week with the kids!  Yea!!!

Hooking back up with Meander's in Chucktown, we made our way to St. Augustine for our annual Thanksgiving celebration.  This year it was bigger and better than ever, with our cast of characters growing to 11 strong for dinner and a visit from the Morgan's and Waguespack's on Saturday for the Gator game.  All in all 17 people in and out over the holiday weekend.  It was really a great time and Dennis & I are thankful for each and every one of you in our lives.

From St. Augustine a quick day trip back to Halifax and a week in Ocala.  It was really nice to be home for a few days.

The visit culminated with a blow-out christmas party.

Today we pulled out of Halifax and are making our way to Key West and looking forward to exploring some virgin waters for the Gypsy Soul

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