Yes, Sir

 We made it to Palmetto, FL.  The winds were still blowing too much, the water was still

  Coast Guard departure

   Jake and Harrison playing on the Ipad 

  We had a stowaway,  we turned him loose when we got close to shore, I didn't know how far they can fly so better safe than sorry

  Our soldiers at work!!

  Jake will be 14 in a few months

  Harrison is 11 months

rough but what a gorgeous shade of teal blue!  We only saw a few dolphin but none came to play along side of the boat.  I used the patch again and Ellie had her L-Theanine so we both tolerated the rocking' and rollin' better.  When we only had 3 hours left to go to reach the marina, we were hailed by the Coast Guard.  Oh, crimany, what did we do or not do???  We were asked to put the boat in neutral, did we have any weapons on board and may they come aboard for a safety check?  We did as asked, they pulled up beside us and came aboard.  I was waiting for one of them to end up in the drink since it was quite rough.  Three very nice men (they looked so young, mid 20's??) were in full gear...flak jackets, handguns, radios, and a bunch of other stuff on their belts that looked quite official.  I stayed in the pilot house and tried to answer questions, what horsepower was the engine, why was our hailing port different on the paperwork than on the transom (the back of the boat), did we have a copy of the Coast Guard rules and regs book (yes and I even knew where it was!) 👍👍 and boat registration certificate. David showed one of the officers around the boat finding the plaques about oil discharge, regulations plaque regarding fuel discharge, life vests, fire extinguishers, dinghy documents.  They kept saying, wow, this is a nice boat, and what a cute dog.  We made some small talk but soon they had checked off all their boxes on the form, gave us a copy and prepared to depart. We thanked them for their service and all the hard work they do to keep the navigation aids current and keep our waters safe. We made it 4000 miles before we had our first safety check, I'm just glad we "passed".

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  1. Love a man in uniform. See how easy it was to get along with those in authority....answer the questions, show them respect, and wa-la, over and done. Can't believe Harrison is already 11 months old, he and Jake are adorable. See you tomorrow.

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