I never did like the name Tomas!
I arrived in Annapolis yesterday and Dave picked me up at the airport without a hitch. Flying out of Columbia through Memphis not a bad as it may sound but arriving at the end of Concourse A and lugging my 40# duffel to Gate 43 on Concourse B to catch the flight to Baltimore tested my knee big time.
Spent much of the remaining day getting the boat ready. Weather was looking like go with Hurricane Tomas dieing a slow death somewhere west of our destination. Plans were to depart mid-day today.
Well...you can't count on the weather and as the morning progressed, more and more of the weather models began to forecast Thomas to track north directly over our planned route.
Anyone want to sail a 40' sailboat into a Cat 3 hurricane? Being wise and old the decision was made to hold up till morning and get another look at the forecast. The weather services are still not is sync as to where Tomas is headed. Everyone does agree that he's raising havoc in the Caribbean at the moment.
Having some time to kill, I wandered downtown (Annapolis) and took a stroll through the Naval Academy. If you ever want to truly feel proud of the youth in this Country you should visit the Academy. The cadets are a class act. Makes me proud to be an American.
Hanging out at Janet and Dave's tonight munching on pizza. Tomorrow will be another day.
Peace, love and be safe - chip
