Dolphins!!

Yesterday, I was in the galley chatting with Hannah when I looked out the window and there were heaps of dolphins swimming alongside us. We ran outside and leaned over the bow of the boat, and there were at least 20 dolphins swimming with us. They were so beautiful!! I didn't have to time to take any pictures, but it was absolutely amazing!

Just call me "Grace"

So, today was my first day back jogging in over two weeks. The weather was beautiful here, and it was a magnificent day to go for a jog. I was just at the turning around point (so the furthest possible point from the boat) and jogging on a nice sidewalk with cars speeding by me on my right and surfers and beach goers on my left....when I decided not to pick up my right foot all the way and fell on my ass (or my left side) for all the world to see. Thanks goodness it takes a lot to really embarass me. I took a picture of the bo-bo on my knee just for shits and grins :)

After the jog, I went to meet up with Hannah and Tash for coffee at Starbucks. I told them about my little incident at the beach, and Hannah said that there should be an age when people just don't fall - falling down should only happen to children.....I totally agreed with her. As adults, we shouldn't fall down anymore.....oh how I wish this were the case, because I realized that I fall A LOT!!!

The last leg.....

Well, we've left Charlevoix and have been heading south for several weeks now. There have been issues with weather and high winds, so we have stopped twice - the first time in Detroit and now we're in Newport, RI. We're planning to leave for Charleston, SC tomorrow morning. The last couple of days in Charlevoix were nice. The last trip was cancelled because of high winds and rain, so the crew had the time off. We left Charlevoix for Charleston, but more bad weather caused us to pull over in Detroit for two nights. Detroit is a miserable city!!! It's very much like a ghost town. We were docked on an island, and while we were there, a Hugh Jackman film, Real Steel, was being filmed. Hannah and I rode bikes to the movie set and hung around for about 30 minutes until we got kicked off by security.



We left Detroit and travelled for a little over a week when we had to stop again due to high winds. We stopped in Newport, RI.....and lo and behold my good friend the kiwi is here too!!! The first night we were here, I was on watch but friday and saturday night, Hannah, Tash, and I went out to a bar called Benjamins. The Kiwi came to meet us as well as an old friend of his Carla. He met Carla when he was on the Red Sapphire in San Remo, Italy - Carla's boat was in San Remo as well....so we all hung out. On Saturday, Hannah and I went to eat sushi, then went back to Benjamins - where I could watch the LSU game. The Kiwi and Carla came to meet us, and LSU won!!! Yesterday, I went to lunch with the Kiwi before he left town on holiday, then came and bummed around on the boat watching movies, etc.

Today, we're "working", but there's not much to do, so now I'm on a break! We're leaving tomorrow and either going to Charleston or heading back to Fort Lauderdale - we won't find out until the last possible moment I'm sure! I've included some new photos from the last month or so.

Me, Hannah, and Tash at Benjamin's in Newport, RI.

The Kiwi and me in Newport, RI.

Excited about LSU's win!! ....in Newport, RI

Me and Carla giving the Kiwi smooches.....in Newport, RI.

me, Kiwi, and Carla in Newport, RI.

Tash and I out with some girls in Petosky, MI - one or our last nights in Michigan.

Louisiana pride - a house in Charlevoix, MI with a purple and gold fleur-de-lis flag.

Taken by the Kiwi as his boat was leaving Chicago. That's me waving good-bye.

me waving good-bye in Chicago....

Cracker Bay in Chicago.