Fred's input

Have been home 3 days, still not adjusted to time change. It is nice to sleep in big bed in air conditioning. And, sure do miss David and Karin and the fun/challenge of sailing. I'll include 13 pics from the trip, as Dave can't post over sat. phone. Pics include the back of the great T-shirts Dave gave us, showing the trip (not to scale.) There is a pic of us at the "bon-voyage" party, a typical view of our bow, one the the great meals prepared by Randy, King Neptune who allowed Randy and I  to become shellbacks, and two pics from Ahe, our first stop. Also a GPS pic showing our boat and Tahiti on the same screen, all of us enjoying our first dinner together, the marina in Papeete where we did significant repairs, the view of an anchorage from Moorea, a typical snorkeling view and Hoonanea off Tahaa. I have so many more great pics, and reviewing them in the coming weeks and months will give Linda and I many memories. 

I now have the confidence to do my own chartering, and have already started talking to friends and family RE chartering at the great places to which I was introduced by David and Karin. No more posts from me, I'm returning to my more routine life, but as a changed man. Aloha.