Well, we did it. We managed to find the Berry islands, Nassau and our way back to Ft. Lauderdale in only two weeks. So many anchorages, so little time. Major bummer, but we shall return! :) Thanks to all who advised, encouraged and blessed our trip. I can honestly say it was all wonderful except the first 10 hours, from Florida to Great Stirrup with 15 - 20 kts and 4 - 6 ft right on the nose the whole way. I won't bore you old salts with the details of our fledgling flight but rest assured that to us it was high adventure, filled with raging seas, deserted beaches, benevolent and surly fellow cruisers. Special thanks to the authors of the 276 Trawler-World posts that I received while away. I have experienced immeasurable pleasure sifting through these posts on and off for the past eleven hours. I have been studying, filing, saving, deleting and pondering with abandon. I can't imagine receiving too many of these messages. Thank you all, Rebecca & Ed 41' Hatteras "NEUROSEAS" rebeccad@usit.net