On Thu, 25 May 2006 18:32:01 -0400, "RCE" wrote:

Last year at this time on our trip north, we saw quite a few dolphins
feeding on the surface in the vicinity of Porposie Banks approx 8
miles SSE of Chincoteague Inlet, and also near the fish haven 5 miles
east of Indian River Inlet.


Are you coming north this year?

It doesn't look likely unless I decide to actually retire in the next
month or so. Last year I worked from the boat the whole time we were
north. That went OK but limited our cruising time to weekends, and
our weekday destinations to harbors with good WiFi and cell phone
service. It was getting to be a hassel towards the end but certainly
was an interesting way to spend the summer. My wifes parents are also
experiencing some health issues and that is keeping us a little closer
to home.

This year I've already run through most of my vacation time between
our February cruise to St Pete Beach and the Everglades, and our
Abacos/Bahamas cruise last month. We have lots of good weekend
destinations around here and when the hurricane season arrives we'll
just hunker down and hope for the best. Our dock is reasonably well
protected and if it looks like a seriously bad storm is headed our way
I can bail out to the east coast or up river.

If things go as planned I'll probably retire next April and will
definitely plan to go north again next summer if the price of diesel
doesn't go totally hyperbolic and the family situation permits.