Count Down to Cruising

Well here we are thinking about the cruising life again. Our plan is to shuck the land based living and go cruising in a couple of years. This time frame may be moved up sooner than we planned. We are not getting any younger.

Raymond

A friend of ours, Raymond Fosdick, is headed out to sea. He left Kemah Texas this morning and is headed to Galveston Island to anchor out overnight. When I saw his SPOT track , he was southbound past Redfish Island. I then had to call him and find out about his plans (that is if he had any) and to wish him well. All the while a little envious that he is adventurous enough to go ahead and free his land bonds and sail out to unknown exciting locations and meeting old and new friends to make lifetime memories.  I then tried to call him and got his voice mail. After a few minutes he called back where I wished him a safe voyage and asked him about his plans. He told me that he was anchoring off Galveston Island tonight and meeting up with some friends, we may meet him too. He was then going to head out the jetties and across the Gulf of Mexico. Raymond's plans are to go South below Lousiana to Florida and then to Key West. Pick up a couple friends and head to the Dry Tortugas for some scuba diving in paradise. From there back to Key West, through the Keys and up the East coast to Chesapeake Bay and spend some time sailing there and meeting with some sailing friends from Kemah. This sounds so exciting and is a dream for most people with a boat. Yes, "just go".

Greg & Ann's boat "Nauti Gal"   

So back to us and our plans. As of August 1, 2010 I am no longer working as a full time police officer. I am eligible for full retirement after 30 years as an officer. Waiting for retirement paperwork from the state. We also have friends, Greg and Ann, that have just bought a Hunter 42 Passage and want to buddy cruise with us. Greg is retired and they are ready to go to. We both have some land based obligations to take care of first.

So for now we will keep the dream alive and make our plans accordingly. We will do some day sails and mini cruises until the day we turn on our SPOT and just go. And the best part is "When the anchor drops, were there.

Location: Kemah, Texas