Happy New Year

We had New Years Eve on the boat last night. We went to bed about 9:30 but they had fireworks in the bay at 11:45 so we got up for them. The fireworks were great but after it sounded like there was a war going on. People in St Thomas seem to think it’s all right to fire there AK-47’s on New Years Eve. These things are fully auto too. I stayed under cover for the hour and a half they were doing it. I figure anything that goes up must come down and they probably shoot near the bay. 

Today we are going over to St. John. We were going to go to St. Croix but we have the Christmas winds coming in for the next two weeks. They blow around 25 kts and the seas are around 10 ft. So I don’t think I need to be out on the open ocean for that. The trip to St. John is easy. It’s only about 3 miles of open ocean and we are right next to land during that part. After that it’s all surrounded by land so even if the winds are high they don't get the seas up.

There is a nice bay over there and I think we will go for a week or more.

I’ve mostly finished the repairs on my boat. I put a new starter and alternator on the port side and I had to fix two brackets on the starboard side. But now both engines are running and charging, so life is good. I still have a little wiring to do but I can do that over at St. John.

Karen also painted our bathroom.

That’s all for now, have a very merry new year.