I was skeptical that the part to replace our broken throttle cable would actually arrive early Friday as promised. But by the time we finished breakfast the mechanic appeared, new cable in hand. Within the hour he had it installed and we were away from the dock and heading home.
During the night the wind shifted around to SE at about 15 knots. The weather forecast was for the possibility of heavy rain and thundertorms. We had an excellent sail under cloudy but dry skies, though, all the way across Tampa Bay. About the time we reached the corner of Fort DeSoto where Tampa Bay meets the Gulf of Mexico, the wind died completely and we motored home the rest of the way, reaching home and the end of our cruise about 3 o'clock.
A few years ago we had a cruise of about one week when the wind was always favorable. This voyage was different, as you might surmise if you have followed this blog. It didn't seem to matter what direction we were going, that was where the wind was coming from. We did have about a half dozen wonderful sailing days, particularly down in the Keys.
Our total for the cruise was between 650 and 700 miles. Her age of 46 years notwithstanding, Carina brought us home safe and sound with memories of interesting places visited, interesting people met, and challenges overcome, and with a two page list of things to do on the boat before our next cruise.
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