GL: Wife Wants Rim Route

[Bill Donovan]

Doc:

When Momma ain't happy, ain't n-o-o-o-o-body happy!

Give in!

Bill


At 04:17 PM 10/5/2006, Seasalt007@aol.com wrote:
>I have crossed from the Florida West Coast to the panhandle 11 times. I  have
>crossed from the panhandle to the West Coast of Florida one time. Most  trips
>were uneventful. During summer they were a daytime run and in the winter  an
>overnighter. The roughest trip was last December from Tarpon Springs to
>Carrabelle. My wife was not on the boat. She has made one crossing 
>eastbound on  an
>overnighter that was not smooth but not bad. She will not go across again.
>She has just finished her self imposed community service to the 
>Catholic Church
>  for getting me and my buddy safely across last December.
>
>We are going back to south Florida next December and she is attempting to
>get me to promise not to cut straight across but to do the rim...St. Marks,
>Steinhatchee, etc. She tells me that if I goose the boat up to 10kts 
>that I can
>do it all in daylight trips. Along the route we would wait out weather and
>sightsee a little. She and my buddy's wife will be following us 
>along the coast
>in the car. The boat draws 4'.
>
>What do you think? Should I give in?
>
>Doc on the Tenn Tom
>42' Nordic Tug
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