{"id":7211,"date":"2018-03-03T21:55:50","date_gmt":"2018-03-03T21:55:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rickcoraccio.com\/boat\/?p=7211"},"modified":"2018-03-03T21:55:50","modified_gmt":"2018-03-03T21:55:50","slug":"north-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.rickcoraccio.com\/boat\/?p=7211","title":{"rendered":"North"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rickcoraccio.com\/boat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_20180225_174805689.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7225\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.rickcoraccio.com\/boat\/?attachment_id=7225\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rickcoraccio.com\/boat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_20180225_174805689.jpg?fit=2560%2C1440\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1440\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;XT1526&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1519580888&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;2.471&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00021&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_20180225_174805689\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rickcoraccio.com\/boat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_20180225_174805689.jpg?fit=584%2C329\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7225\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rickcoraccio.com\/boat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_20180225_174805689.jpg?resize=584%2C329\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rickcoraccio.com\/boat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_20180225_174805689.jpg?w=2560 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rickcoraccio.com\/boat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_20180225_174805689.jpg?resize=300%2C169 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rickcoraccio.com\/boat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_20180225_174805689.jpg?resize=768%2C432 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rickcoraccio.com\/boat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_20180225_174805689.jpg?resize=1024%2C576 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rickcoraccio.com\/boat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_20180225_174805689.jpg?resize=500%2C281 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rickcoraccio.com\/boat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_20180225_174805689.jpg?w=1168 1168w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rickcoraccio.com\/boat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_20180225_174805689.jpg?w=1752 1752w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a>On Monday February 26th 2018, after crossing the state of Florida on the Okeechobee Waterway, we met the Atlantic Ocean and pointed our bow north. For the first time since July 2017, we are on a homeward course. Every time we move Ginger Lee we will be that much closer to Wareham, our home port.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7220\" style=\"width: 1450px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rickcoraccio.com\/boat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_20180227_154929741.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7220\" data-attachment-id=\"7220\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.rickcoraccio.com\/boat\/?attachment_id=7220\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rickcoraccio.com\/boat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_20180227_154929741.jpg?fit=1440%2C2560\" data-orig-size=\"1440,2560\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;XT1526&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1519746569&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;2.471&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00044&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_20180227_154929741\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The XO greets the Atlantic Ocean.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rickcoraccio.com\/boat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_20180227_154929741.jpg?fit=576%2C1024\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7220\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rickcoraccio.com\/boat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_20180227_154929741.jpg?resize=584%2C1038\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"1038\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rickcoraccio.com\/boat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_20180227_154929741.jpg?w=1440 1440w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rickcoraccio.com\/boat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_20180227_154929741.jpg?resize=169%2C300 169w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rickcoraccio.com\/boat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_20180227_154929741.jpg?resize=768%2C1365 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rickcoraccio.com\/boat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_20180227_154929741.jpg?resize=576%2C1024 576w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rickcoraccio.com\/boat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_20180227_154929741.jpg?w=1168 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7220\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The XO greets the Atlantic Ocean.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I have mixed feelings about this. On the one hand, we will be happy back home in our little house, driving our little Jeeps, resuming our little lives. But on the other hand, this awesome adventure of a lifetime will be coming to an end.<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rickcoraccio.com\/boat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_20180227_154042213_HDR.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7224\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.rickcoraccio.com\/boat\/?attachment_id=7224\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rickcoraccio.com\/boat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_20180227_154042213_HDR.jpg?fit=1440%2C2560\" data-orig-size=\"1440,2560\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;XT1526&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1519746044&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;2.471&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;9.0E-5&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_20180227_154042213_HDR\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rickcoraccio.com\/boat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_20180227_154042213_HDR.jpg?fit=576%2C1024\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7224\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rickcoraccio.com\/boat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_20180227_154042213_HDR.jpg?resize=584%2C1038\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"1038\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rickcoraccio.com\/boat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_20180227_154042213_HDR.jpg?w=1440 1440w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rickcoraccio.com\/boat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_20180227_154042213_HDR.jpg?resize=169%2C300 169w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rickcoraccio.com\/boat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_20180227_154042213_HDR.jpg?resize=768%2C1365 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rickcoraccio.com\/boat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_20180227_154042213_HDR.jpg?resize=576%2C1024 576w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rickcoraccio.com\/boat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_20180227_154042213_HDR.jpg?w=1168 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n&#8220;How will we ever go back to normal life?&#8221; I have written in this blog about looping and coming home, but the funny thing is, after so long afloat, life on this boat has become the norm! So the question has changed to: How will we ever go back to land-based life? Probably just fine; we have, after all, more experience there, but I think the allure of the boating life will forever be tugging at our heart-strings. Will we succumb to its calling? There has been some discussion on the topic. Why wouldn&#8217;t there be? It&#8217;s a viable option for many. Viable for us? Well that&#8217;s another thing to discuss someday.<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rickcoraccio.com\/boat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_20180224_175848828.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7221\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.rickcoraccio.com\/boat\/?attachment_id=7221\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rickcoraccio.com\/boat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_20180224_175848828.jpg?fit=2560%2C1440\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1440\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;XT1526&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1519495128&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;2.471&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00207&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_20180224_175848828\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rickcoraccio.com\/boat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_20180224_175848828.jpg?fit=584%2C329\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7221\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rickcoraccio.com\/boat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_20180224_175848828.jpg?resize=584%2C329\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rickcoraccio.com\/boat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_20180224_175848828.jpg?w=2560 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rickcoraccio.com\/boat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_20180224_175848828.jpg?resize=300%2C169 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rickcoraccio.com\/boat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_20180224_175848828.jpg?resize=768%2C432 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rickcoraccio.com\/boat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_20180224_175848828.jpg?resize=1024%2C576 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rickcoraccio.com\/boat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_20180224_175848828.jpg?resize=500%2C281 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rickcoraccio.com\/boat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_20180224_175848828.jpg?w=1168 1168w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rickcoraccio.com\/boat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_20180224_175848828.jpg?w=1752 1752w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nPerhaps it&#8217;s too soon for such talk: we have well over a thousand miles to travel at an average speed of seven MPH. The trip is hardly over, I don&#8217;t know what will happen in the future, nobody does. All we know for sure is we have reached the Atlantic Ocean and turned north. We are<i><\/i> heading home. SOCOBO 3\/3\/18<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rickcoraccio.com\/boat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/DSCN9482.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7227\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.rickcoraccio.com\/boat\/?attachment_id=7227\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rickcoraccio.com\/boat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/DSCN9482.jpg?fit=2592%2C1944\" data-orig-size=\"2592,1944\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;COOLPIX L20&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1499289275&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6.72&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;64&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0077519379844961&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSCN9482\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rickcoraccio.com\/boat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/DSCN9482.jpg?fit=584%2C438\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7227\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rickcoraccio.com\/boat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/DSCN9482.jpg?resize=584%2C438\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rickcoraccio.com\/boat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/DSCN9482.jpg?w=2592 2592w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rickcoraccio.com\/boat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/DSCN9482.jpg?resize=300%2C225 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rickcoraccio.com\/boat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/DSCN9482.jpg?resize=768%2C576 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rickcoraccio.com\/boat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/DSCN9482.jpg?resize=1024%2C768 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rickcoraccio.com\/boat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/DSCN9482.jpg?resize=400%2C300 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rickcoraccio.com\/boat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/DSCN9482.jpg?w=1168 1168w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rickcoraccio.com\/boat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/DSCN9482.jpg?w=1752 1752w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Monday February 26th 2018, after crossing the state of Florida on the Okeechobee Waterway, we met the Atlantic Ocean and pointed our bow north. For the first time since July 2017, we are on a homeward course. 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