Tuesday, June 3, 2008 - 1:00 pm

We're off! The GPS is set to take us to Performance Cruising and we have 1,100 miles to go to get there. We are headed for Annapolis, Maryland, to take possession of our new catamaran, Blue Heron - a 34 foot sailboat, Gemini 105MC, Hull #1034.

The morning began with a downpour around 5:30 am and then the rain moved out. It is still a cool day, around 65 degrees. After stopping for some coffee, our first destination is Iowa City. Kelle is in the third week of a three-week summer class (Matrix Algebra) and is leaving for Houston on Saturday to spend the summer with Mark and Eric. He has an internship at a law firm in downtown Houston which Mark was able to arrange for him.

We met Kelle around 4:00 pm and enjoyed a sandwich on the steps of the old Capitol building. We were back in the car at 5:00 pm and took turns driving. We pulled into a rest stop along the turnpike in Pennsylvania at 1:30 am (Eastern time).