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 Weather forecast for today is NNE@15-20 and of course we
were heading North. With the tide with us most of the time, we were
concerned about short and choppy seas. All we saw were a bunch of
dredges, more ranges than an old western movie, and a very enjoyable
motoring trip to Specialty Boat Yard in Wilmington NC. We (Ann, Bob,
and Lilli) left Mona Black at 0645 and had a favorable current all the
way to Specialty. Seas were less than 1 foot. Not bad.
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 Swab Lilli was having fun as crew
on Jule III. She was an able lookout, reviewed some movies in the
cabin, ate, and talked, and talked, and talked. Didn't know a little
girl could talk so much for so long. She did not like her life jacket
so she spent much of time below. Still, it was good to have her on board.
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 With the current, it only took a little over two hours to
go the 16 nm. The current was still with us as we approached the
Specialty pier. Two workers in the area were kind enough to take our
lines as we crabbed our way to the dock. Safely tied up, we chatted
with Tony and thanked the other gentleman. Alan indicated that we would
be hauled at slack water and Eric said that the shaft should be at the
prop shop after lunch (both true). We will see what they find.
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 On a sad note, we heard that there was a
sailboat "on the hill" that was in foreclosure and might soon be sold.
While we were waiting, we decided to take a 'look see' at the boat. We
were shocked to find that the boat was SV Charbonneau, a boat that we
shared many an anchorage over the last 10 years. Maybe this is another
reminder that this country has a way to go towards recovery.
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