Some shots from Vero Beach - (1) Good friends Penny & Richard from Viking Rose share a drink with me at the nearby bar; we can take the dinghy and tie up at their dock and then enjoy a great happy hour. (2) a cold view of a cold beach on a cold day (3) rainbow in the mooring field, taken from Raven, (4) the facilities here at the city marina.

[Hilde's log, January 31, 2008] Yes, we are still here, despite all efforts to the contrary. In between errands, repairs, transporation logistics, and difficult decisions about where we're leaving from, how long we're staying, and where we will ultimately go, we are having a frustrating time here in paradise. We are making progress -- the boat repairs are made, we have a tentative plan of travel, and we think we know what needs to be done in the next couple of weeks as long as we can work around the transportation logistics if we can just wade through a couple of difficult decisions. We want like everything to be out of here this weekend - cross your fingers!