PROVISIONED TO THE HILT ... BUT THE WATER LINE STAYS THE SAME!

What Craig forgot to mention was the water line! Yesterday we took (for the umpteenth time) provisions to Charmed, and after we unloaded and I was leaving the boat, I made a point to check the water line. I was sure I would notice a difference. Surely the 14 new bottles of liquor, four cases of beer, and 48 bottles of wine would weight us down. Nope! I didn't notice a difference at all. In any event, as Craig wrote, tomorrow we leave our land-based home and happily return to Charmed in Daytona Beach. We have been at our home in Florida for about six weeks while Charmed waited patiently for us to return and take her to the Bahamas. We looked forward to spending the holidays with family and friends, had a great time, and now we are happy to be returning to our water-based home. While in Florida, we spent a lot of our time visiting family and friends and preparing for and enjoying the holidays. As Craig hinted, we spent the rest of our time provisioning and provisioning and provisioning some more for the next 4 or 5 months in the Bahamas. While I started the shopping early, I never realized how much work it would be. I am sure glad I at least made my provisioning list before we reached Florida! We made several trips to Charmed with our loads and loads of provisions and then spent hours finding a place for everything and then organizing and making a list of where it all (or most of it) was. Nonetheless, I have great confidence we will forget the whereabouts of many things! We depart Thursday, moving south to a jumping off point to the Bahamas. We know of many others going to the Bahamas, but we hope to make the crossing with our friends Jenny and Charlie on Lady. They are already in Hollywood and promise to wait if we're not too long, so we're hoping for continued good weather the next few days.