Mischief Managed Afloat: Dumbledore Edition

Thanksgiving was a lot of fun, but we were ready to trade in Buffalo snow for some southern sun and warmth. Too bad we haven't really had much of that yet. While we were gone, our friends on Elixer V  passed by the marina where our boat was safely tied up. It's been great keeping in touch with other boats we run into along the way. Whether they're offering a tip for a free dock or letting us know our boat hasn't sunk yet, other cruisers are always willing to help us out! Home sweet boat. After returning the rental car and doing some last-minute laundry, we set off back down the Intracoastal. Now, I definitely love the house Justin built for us in Buffalo, but some of the houses we passed were ginormous and super fancy, even by Justin standards. Think of all the cats I could fit in there! Some of those houses, however, were a little closer to the waterfront than I think they originally intended. I'm not sure if it was the rainy weather over Tha

Prologue:  I wrote this blog about two weeks ago, then went to publish it and found it had completely disappeared. It took me a while to get over myself and get back to it, hence the delay in posting. But here it is: about a month of our lives in blog form. Enjoy. We left Washington DC and headed back down the Potomac in record time. I think we hit a super speedy eight knots! (That's nine miles per hour for you landlubbers.) Along the way. we marveled at the gorgeously expensive houses onshore. Justin, get to work. I want that one. We also ran across a giant ship carrying blades for windmills. I'm a big fan of these windmill blades. We found a free dock in the historic city of Portsmouth and moseyed over to the visitor center to check in. Now, Justin and I are not completely antisocial people, but after living on a sailboat for two months, I think we're losing our ability to communicate. Our conversations have been reduced to a series of grunts that the