Well if you don't recognise these two little mountains the one on the right is Crist on the Cross and the other is Sugar Loaf. Sorry for the long distance but we have now been on anchor for 14 days trying to get clearance to move to another port. When we first got here it happened to be Carnival and the government shuts down for a week or so. I ask my boss what he thought would cost to get to shore. He said my job, well for you who know me that did not set well and I started to just throw my bags back on the beach and come home because right now I don't care if I have a job are not. With just a few months before I retire it doesn't make me an difference but to Karen it does. She want a few more months of money in the bank. This really sucks sitting on the boat but just as soon as we get to Macae we will be able to get off the boat and stretch our legs. Will start getting online more that I have an unlimited Internet card. See ya'll down the road.

Mike from Rio de Janerio

Well here we are at Schooners Wharf again saying good by to a few friends. I have received my orders to go to Brazil on Monday. The time has been cut down to 35 days and that is fine by Karen and I. When I get back on the 17 Th of March we will be leaving for Purto Rico a few days latter. We have been sitting here for 35 days and I have completed all the possible maintainance that I can think of and am getting pretty boared. No use trying to go out for a short sail because there really no place we want to see here in the Keys. We lived here for a couple of years cruised most of the interesting places. Besides that the weather hasn't been all that good for sailing,either the wind is not blowing or it is blowing 30 knots. See ya'll on down the road.

Mike