June 12, 2006, Hamilton, Bermuda

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Monday, June 12th - Hamilton, Bermuda

last update May 28th - Hamilton, Bermuda

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Back home on ZIA in Bermuda, we are full of mixed emotions as we prepare for our trip across the Atlantic. Our ten day visit to Annapolis was not nearly long enough to see all the people we wanted to see or do all the things we wanted to do, but we are becoming accustomed to that feeling. No matter how much time we have in a place, we always leave wishing we had seen and done more. I was surprised at how much harder it was to say goodbye this time around. I now realize that the Atlantic crossing is a bigger deal than I had previously imagined, judging by the heavy heart with which we left our friends. I still have no major worries about the journey, I'm just realizing how far away we will be from our friends and family at the end of it.

I'm sure you all have heard of Tropical Storm Alberto. We are keeping a close eye on it and won't make any moves to leave the safety of Bermuda until we know it will not affect us. We have access to great weather forecasts and plenty of good input from experienced sailors, so don't worry.

We are still waiting on a minor part to be replaced on our spinnaker halyard. Our rigging guy has been less than responsive when it comes to completing the job, so we are a little frustrated by that. On the other hand, we have no pressing need to leave right away, so we are not stressing out. Today is the Queen's Birthday holiday here and all the stores are closed. We'll need to get laundry done and provision for the trip tomorrow anyway. Depending on Alberto, we'll stay longer if we need to, but we'd like to take off on Wednesday if we can. We'll just have to wait and see.

Here are a few pictures from our visit home.