Almost there....

According to the Atlantic Cup site, Mary Elizabeth should land in Bermuda sometime today....They are about 50 nautical miles from shore. For now, however, there is no 'news'.


I had a fabulous time with Kerry, Trent, Abigail, and Phil the dog. On Tuesday Kerry took me on an amazing tour of the rest of St. Croix. We went to the rain forest, fed a pig beer, stopped and had lunch, saw a bunch of turtles and really had a nice time. Tuesday night Trent watched Abigail while Kerry and I had a nice dinner.

Abigail is absolutely amazingly cute, and I really loved Phil the dog.


I am so glad that I was able to visit the Waldo's and St. Croix. I really like the island and hope that we are able to go back soon.

Turtles....

Kerry, Abigail, and a very large pig....

Phil the dog....

Half way there...

I received a short phone call from Bill last night. Besides a few things that have been broken during the passage, and a few bouts of sea sickness, Mary Elizabeth and her crew are holding up well. They have been sailing the whole time and are averaging between 6 and 7 knots. You can see their positions via Google Maps here. They passed the 1/2 way point last night. They should arrive in Bermuda on Thursday.

St. Croix continues to be amazing. Yesterday Kerry, Abigail and I did some errands and saw more of this beautiful island. Last night we went to dinner for Cinco de Mayo and had a nice evening with Kerry and Trent's friends.

Here is a picture of Ms. Abigail, 11 weeks old.

Kerry and Lauren at Point Udal, which is the Eastern most part of the United States.

Message from sea:

Bill is able to send and receive brief emails from the boat. Below is part of an email update that I received this afternoon. Mary Elizabeth is actually right in the middle of the pack according to the rally website.

...Anyway, so much for the light winds! We've had over 20 knot winds since the start of the race and have been sailing the whole time! So far I
figure we're averaging about 7 knots. Last night we decided to reduce sail since it was dark and to flatten out the boat...

St. Croix is fabulous. I have been enjoying Kerry and Trent's hospitality, getting to know Abigail (who is now 11 weeks old) and having fun with Phil the dog. Last night we had a great sushi dinner and today, after a delicious breakfast, we walked downtown with their neighbors Ann and David to watch the St. Croix Triathlon. St. Croix is green and lush and beautiful.

Al's here!

Al arrived in Tortola this afternoon. Bill and Cindy attended the weather briefing and I picked Al up at the ferry dock. Unfortunately, it sounds like there is not going to be very much wind for the next few days. So the sail from BVI to Bermuda might be more of a motor.....

The rally hosted a really nice dinner tonight. We feasted on mahi mahi, chicken, salad, rice, veggies, dessert....

We are calling it an early night since we have to be up early tomorrow (and since last night was NOT an early night...) My ferry to St. Thomas leaves at 9:45. I am taking a sea plane to St. Croix, which should be interesting (or scary). Bill, Cindy, and Al will push off from the dock between 10:00 and 10:30. The race actually starts at noon near Soper's Hole. So, Mary Elizabeth should arrive in Bermuda in four, four and a half days. It is an 850 mile trip.

Cindy is going to send updates via email so I can post to the blog to share with everyone. And of course we can track Mary Elizabeth's position via the Atlantic Cup website.