Should We Stay or Should We Go?

One of my favorite songs by the Clash, "Should we stay or Should we go?" is playing in my head as that is the main topic of our conversations this week. Since the news of hurricane Nicole, all our plans revolove around her. David has been at the Orange Beach Marina in Alabama since November 4th while I left to see Katie run the NYC marathon last Sunday. (Katie did great despite the warm humid weather, and I was so proud and excited to share in her triumph!) David has enjoyed the time to do maintainance, small projects, and meet fellow boaters. I returned on Monday, and the goal of leaving the marina on Tuesday, then Wednesday, then Thursday has been postponed due to the eminent winds and rough waters. You can ask 10 different people their opinions and get 10 different answers, so it really is all about having faith in your own decision. David has decided today to travel tomorrow with a fellow looper who is also on our same path to cross the Gulf next week. There is a small weather window for the trip across the Gulf and all we can do is get closer to our starting line, rather than continue to stay at this cozy, chic, modern marina with a great restaurant and friends (Added benfit of our layover was seeing several couples that we met on day one and are super fun and experienced!) We even considered keeping Voyager here till Thanksgiving and driving home, but David is now mentally gearing up to go for it. Our crossing of Mobile Bay was perfect! No wind, crystal blue skies and water, we even had several dolphins play with us for a while. David especially liked the industrial area with the huge freigters! It is like night and day after being on the rivers and I have to say, this is what I was waiting for~ The fun part of seeing Florida via boat and having all the fresh fish from the gulf!