Back In the USA

Actually the last posting was sent after picking up 3G off the US coast. For weeks I could not get anything to post from the Bahamas in spite of being hooked to wifi. 

We left Nassau early am three days ago, made a brief 6 hour anchor on the Great Bahamas Banks, to get some sleep, With a fairly short window of fair weather, we were heading for Fort Pierce, but got such a boost from the Gulf Stream (Sirius was going 5 knots through the water, but 7.5 to 8 knots over the ground) that we changed course for Cape Canaveral, and arrived last night. In mid Gulf Stream, a little hitchhiker joined us for a several hour visit. He seemed to have no fear of us and flitted about the cockpit then went down inside the cabin and checked things out, including landing on Nina's leg. She tried feeding him some water and flax seeds, but he had no interest. Several times he flew away, made a circle around the boat, then came back and landed again. At the time he visited, it was nearly fifty miles to land in any direction. 

Nina needs to be back home by April 15, so we are on a fast track for heading north to the Chesapeake. If weather doesn't cooperate, she may need to jump ship somewhere enroute for a flight back.