#ontheroadagain. It is 2 weeks into our journey south, for sure a bit quicker push than yours truly had expected w/ significantly more intensity & challenge along the way,  but this has been balanced with an equal amount of reward & learned experience. Last night we bittersweetly said goodby to Thomas, but enthusiastially welcomed aboard... THE ONE AND ONLY BYRONNEE!!  We head out under a gale warning for Charleston, but feel prepared and ready for the day passage ahead. John w/ fingers freezing aboard S/V RW