Bye Bye Georgia

 

Thought I better catch up and put some wrapping on this adventure. Above is Georgia leaving the dock in New Bern, North Carolina on her way to her new home in Deltaville, Virginia in the Chesapeake Bay. I'm onboard as lowly crew and Jeff, half of the new owners, is onboard as apprentice captain. Definitely a bittersweet day for Chris and I. 12 years cruising, 10 years on this boat and 8 years completing a circumnavigation.  Now what? more on that latter.

It took us 5 days to travel north on the Intracoastal Waterway and into the Chesapeake. We were expecting cold November weather only to be surprised by nice days in the 70s. The bridges are a little puckering. Georgia is approximating 64 feet 4 inches from the water to the top of the hard stuff at the masthead (that's with a typical load onboard). We heard the VHF antenna twanging on the underside of the bridge while going under the bridge associated with this height reader board. No harm, no foul.

Jeff and Christy are the new owners of Georgia. Clearly a salty crew. Along with new owners, Georgia is getting rechristened to Rosalee. She's ready for new passages and adventures once she breaks in the new crew.

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Georgia was our only home. We currently have a 2011 Honda CRV in North Carolina and 2010 Honda Accord in Oregon as our choices to live in. Not sure which is the primary home and which is the summer cottage.  We are off to find a dirt dwelling to base life out of. We aren't too sure where at this point. Most likely somewhere on the west coast. Chris has some strict criteria for our new abode. It must come with a front opening refrigerator and a flushing toilet. I'm hoping for a garage/shop. Not too much to ask for.

 We both wish our reader a healthy, enjoyable and adventurous 2023 -- with a recycled 2015 Xmas card.

Paul