7AM this morning was cold. There was frozen water in the dock cart and frost on the car windshield.

The boatyard was full of friends boats on the hard.

As we pulled away from the marina a look back shows just how many of the slips are empty as the boatyard crew is working overtime to get all the boats pulled and blocked on the hard for the winter.

Last year many people asked me questions like …

• How long does it take to make it to Florida?
• How many hours did you put on the diesel to get to Florida?
• How many gallons of diesel did you use?

In response, I reset my “fuel used” on my Cummins Smartcraft display.

I also snapped photos below of the main and genset hour meters.

The pilot house was warm and the sun was shining on the water.

W02L001 – Winter Season 02, Leg 001 of many looked like this…

We anchored in Point Judith’s “Harbor of Refuge” and just in time as the sun is setting.