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11/17/2010 - 10:17pm Mom WOOO HOOOO!!!

We are so excited that you made it safe and sound that we're celebrating with you. Jon started celebrating before I got home from work. Grandma was also happy to know you arrived. Can't wait to read and hear all about the passage.

Jon says: I did not start celebrating without Gayle.  I only opened, decanted, and tested the wine.  Okay, perhaps I tested a couple of times.  Anyway, congrats guys!

Leaving Hampton!!!!
12/12/2010 - 11:28am Mom Videos and new pics in galleries

Monica--great job on the videos. I was feeling seasick just from watching those waves. Love the new pictures in the photo galleries, too. Kudos on capturing the natural beauty of the BVIs.

Paul Fishing Part l
01/09/2013 - 9:05am Mom Happy Birthday Paul! Paul Wishing you a very Happy Birthday and just want you to know that you are missed and loved. Enjoy your day. Mom and Dad Rietmulder Merry Christmas!
11/08/2010 - 7:35pm mark bregel Hi Paul and Monica, I've been watching

Hi Paul and Monica, I've been watching your voyage, be safe it should get warmer everyday. Mark and Sharon(Xanadu)

Morty Meeting New Friends
05/01/2011 - 7:57pm Mark and Brenda Ickes We wish you guys the We wish you guys the best. Love ya, Mark and Brenda Ickes First Crew Comes Aboard
11/22/2012 - 3:12pm Mark and Brenda Happy Thanksgiving Dude Happy Thanksgiving from Mark and Brenda! Hope you guys are well. Love ya! November 13, 2012
11/02/2010 - 9:08am Lou Solimeo Radio Shack I hope the parts i bought you worked. Paul Fixing SSB Wires
11/11/2012 - 9:42am Lewes Brown Checking on Uncle Drew

How is the crew holding up? Dylan will go one year if you need extra crew. Is your transponder ok, it looks like you are not updated as much as others as they are drinking on land already.

November 11, 2012
11/05/2010 - 11:44am Larry & Bobbi Fishing Lures Did Matthew's info help you out at all with the fishing gear/lures? Our New Fishing Lures
11/05/2010 - 11:47am Larry & Bobbi Sorry to hear about your delays

Sorry to hear about your delays but better safe than sorry with the weather. Saw on the cariba500 web site that some of the group went over to the Mariners' Museum. Did you get a chance to go? Bobbi and I (especially me with the Civil War interest) really enjoyed it. When we were there the scientists had drained the tank holding the Monitor's turret and were working on casting molds of the bolt patterns for the armor plating.

More Bad News
11/09/2010 - 1:21pm Larry & Bobbi Good luck on your journey. Glad to see you are off. Checked your position (off of Morehead City). Will follow your trip. Calm seas and fair winds (or whatever winds you sailors look for). ENJOY !!!!!!!!!!!!! Leaving Hampton!!!!
11/21/2010 - 7:10am Larry & Bobbi Congrats Great to see the main leg of your cruise come to a successful end. Have been following your progress thru your position. Enjoy your time "island hopping". Bobbi and I are off to the Election of Officers and Brunch later this AM. We will continue to follow the blog and again - CONGRATS & ENJOY. Last Day Of Our Voyage
12/24/2013 - 3:13pm Kristen & Kevin Schmit LOVE IT! Paul and Monica, Just found your blog and absolutely love it! We are fellow Tayana 42 owners (as of Dec 12) We bought it in Annapolis and spent the first cruising season doing "shake down" and getting back to our home port in Portsmouth, NH. We went cruising back in 2001 for a year and since returning to "civilization", have been yearning to go back to the cruising life! We love what you have done with the boat and hope to hear more about some of the "retro fits". Good luck and if you are ever in New England, give us a holler! Would love to catch up sometime in the future and "swap stories". Until then, keep the stories and photos coming! Our hope is to "jump off" within the next 3-5 years! Fair Winds and Following Seas! Kristen and Kevin Schmit s/v Makai Enjoying Life
11/16/2012 - 9:45am Kiz Smith Congratulations

I've enjoyed following your trip and think it is so great that you've made that possible. Have a great time! Can't think of a better place to be!
Kiz Smith
Crews Inn
Maryland Marina

November 13, 2012
01/10/2013 - 7:49am kELLY QUINN Happy Birthday IT WAS SO INCREDIBLE catching up with you and meeting Monica at Benuers bay on Norman Island last month. HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO US (yesterday, but we were out sailing so no time for internet...) Am hoping to cross paths again. All our love, Kelly & Stephen Work Day!