That's it then!

Well, this is bitter-sweet.  It is certainly great to be home and to be picking up Spooky tomorrow but this journey has been the most enjoyable experience we have had.  We have met some wonderful people, stayed in some great places and seen such diversity, kindness and friendliness.  Sure, there have been some trying times like having the boat sitting up on a sand bar with Jon walking around it and watching sea spray coming over the top of the boat and navigating a channel, that we had never seen before, in thick fog  (and still haven't seen come to think of it) but we wouldn't trade it for the world and part of us wanted to keep on going.  I don't have the book with me to quote the author but a sailor wrote about his round the world trip and when he came to cross his wake he kept on going.  I think I can understand the drive that made him do it.

The other thing that we really enjoyed were the comments on this blog from friends and family.  Thanks for sharing it with us.

So, Phase 2 is complete.  We have bought the boat and now legally imported it to Canada.  Now we restore and repair it to what we need it to be to cruise full time.  Huck's Marine here in Rockport will be the perfect base to do that.  You can see our boat on their webcam.  

Martin will complete the journey for us by picking us up in my car tomorrow.  My car that I forgot needed a new plate sticker last month!