Anchors were raised at 7am and we headed out from our anchorage experiencing a beautiful sunrise. We were expecting 15-20 knot southerly winds to help give us a push up the bay. We were sailing along and making great time at a steady 7-8 knots. We arrived at Solomon’s Island around 1:30, which had been our intended stay for the evening, but Dan asked if we all wanted to try making it home that day. We were all up for the challenge. A cold front was coming through and the wind would not be in our favor for another two days so we decided to keep moving at the pace we were traveling and we were hoping to make it home by sunset. We arrived home in our slip at 7pm to a warm welcome from Paul, our son. He helped us with our lines, put food in our refrigerator, and had beautiful flowers waiting for us.
We had kept a bottle of champagne on board during the entire time to celebrate our dream journey. We had that bottle in our home that evening toasting our 35th wedding anniversary trip.
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