The Clausen's Boating
2003 E-mails

WELCOME ABOARD

The Summer of 2003
We bring the boat form Florida to the Bahamas, Rhode Island
and back to the Great Lakes.

Summer: 2003

Welcome all to the floating Clausen's Boat of Fun.
May 31, 2003

The kids, are presently washing the boat, cleaning the power cords of skuz, and waxing one portion of the boat. We may wash and clean the boat in one shot, but waxing is a BIG job and we break it down into small areas at a time.
Well back to the story. The kids got out on Friday and we left on Saturday. Al and Carol Gane have the DOG for the Summer, thank you again and again. Raul is getting the mail. And we're off.
There's really not a lot to say so far, but I've gotten calls from some of you wanting to know where our E-mails were so here goes. We went down the Gulf coast from St. Petersburg, mostly following the ICW, (Inter Coastal Waterway) but we did get to run outside from Venice to North Captiva for 50 or so miles. On the way we were able to duck into Cabbage Key for our Cheese Burger in Paradise, Cabbage key, is a Island, no bridges, and no real ferry, it is where they decorate the walls of the restaurant/bar, the only commercial establishment on the island, with dollar bills. They estimate there are over $20,000.00 on the wall, the guest signs their name with a magic marker and staples it up. I would not disagree, they have been doing this for over 50 years, the fishermen started it, and they would put their name on a bill and staple it to the wall to pay for their next drink before they went out to sea. With the hope of using it when they, (hopefully), got back. Then onto Tween-Waters on Captiva, this is a new Marina for us and it was a wholly different crowd, Drinking and smoking in the pool. The facility was open to anyone who would buy a drink. We only stayed one night and moved to South Seas Plantation, always a treat, and always expensive. I had to climb behind our port engine to add a c-clamp onto a oil hose. It's 20" wide and I don't fit in there, I had to remove our spare propellers, the turbo intake pipe, and the Walker Air Seps. Then crawl like a snake and squeeze into a space between the side of the engine and the fuel tank. Contort my head and with the kids making up the tools and passing me what I needed do my deed, and then squirm out, and reinstall as I went. It must have worked out well, no more leak. We cut across the Okeechobee Waterway and spent the night in Clewiston again, @ Roland Martians Resort and Marina. Bart, they only feed live bait to the bass in the tank once or twice a week so you were really lucky to see it. Clewiston is the nicest place in 50 miles. It's also pretty much the only place in 50 miles, Clewiston is in the bottom center of Lake Okeechobee. We though about trying Moorhaven, but it just didn't "Feel Right", even at .60 cents a foot for dockage. The weather has been hot but clear, except for out second day in South Seas when we had a light rain for 1/2 the day and then we did house keeping and the rain of course did not stop the kids from going to the pool.

We are here on the East Coast tied up in Manatee Pocket, Stuart. The weather up north looks iffy. So were going to the Bahamas for a bit till we know it has cleared. Probably a week or 10 days will do it. We have friends to visit in Freeport and we've been trying to get over for some time with another boat. We will leave out of Palm Beach Inlet Sunday, weather permitting and cross the gulf stream. Its Deep Blue color of the Gulf Stream cannot be accurately described.

A note about the boat, we were 140 rpm off of out WOT (wide open throttle) normal. I suspected a dirty bottom even though we had it cleaned on Tuesday before we left. Our friend Dale who works for Cummins SE Power said to me a long time ago, If your not getting your WOT rpm or speed, 90% of the time you have a dirty bottom. Every day we got a bit more of it back, and today finally we got it all. So were back at 2600 rpm and 28.x mph. Thanks again Dale.

And to the fellow who told me about Pirates Cove, Great Job. What a nice place. Jim



Welcome back all to the floating Clausen's Boat of Fun, Part 2.
June 10, 2003

Three of the kids, are presently washing the stern of boat, and will wax it when it's clean. This sure sound like the first E-mail doesn't it? Well, the boat must be washed when we come in from running in breaking salt water because it's encrusted with salt. As of today we've been here in Grand Bahama for 3 nights, this is the first waxing day, it's early and the stern is in the shade. Aaron is studying, watching videos and reading, he's taking the PADI scuba diving exam, 4 days and 4 dives. He's been waiting for 5 years to do it here and now is his chance.
I left off at Pirates Cove, after that we went down to Soveral Harbor, and Jim Barboni was kind enough to get us into a "open" slip there, (open equals free). I just love that place, it's on PGA and Carmine's is on the corner. Carmine's is the BEST Italian market in Florida. If I lived here I would burst like a tick in 4 weeks. Jim came down to the boat with Nadia his guest from Italy, Nadia and her husband sailed their boat over and Jim helped them "put it up, on the dry" as they were going back to Italy for a bit. Fuel was expensive in Palm Beach, even with Jim's discount at the fuel dock. $1.84. Diesel in the Bahamas is $1.68; it is unheard of that fuel is cheaper in the Bahamas than the US. Pirates Cove was $1.54, it’s a Palm Beach thing, Everything costs more there.
The crossing: We left the dock at 6:10 AM just after false dawn and headed out to the cut about a half-hour away. Dawn was about 6:30 and we were on our way. You always try to leave as early as you can; the seas are down in the morning and continue to build all day. The Gulf Stream flows North and hits you broadsides since your heading East and this tends to rock you around as the seas increase. There are days you start out and after 30 to 60 minutes give up and return to try for another day. It started out glassy buy half way across we were in 1-2 foot seas with 3-4 foot rollers, or swells, as we would say in New Jersey. Uncomfortable but not bad.
Then bumb, bumb, bumb and both the engine rpms went from 2400 to 1200 rpm, I looked at the dash as saw the mid bilge pumps light was on indicating that the float switch was up and there was water there. I pulled the engines out of gear and tried to advance the throttles, 1200 was all I could get with no load. And the pump light was still lit. Oh shit…
I said shut down the engines as I flew for the rear stairs and made it to the rear deck followed by the kids and Patti, we went inside and popped the hatch to the engines and I slid down, no major water in the mid bilge, and none in either shaft allies, I jumped back up and called for the kids to clear the rear deck and open the rear hatch, I jumped down and checked the stern for water and made sure the rudders were still intact. Close the back hatch, back inside and grabbed the drain cup and an empty gallon container. I saw that the bilge pump was still running and kicked the float switch, it was hung up, one problem solved. I then went to the Racor fuel filters and drained a sample of fuel from each bowel, clean, clear, and red, perfect. Sit and look and think. Call to fire up the engines, put them in idle and put the in gear. Grab the earmuffs and look at everything. The iron men look all right down here. Back up and close the hatch, then up to the bridge. Still 1200 was all I could get in forward. The props cough something, most likely a section of discarded drifting net, back to neutral. While doing all this the boat is rocking madly out of control in the swell and chop. I am asked if I'm going over to cut us free, (we have diving gear on board) I say no, I know how I will die, its by drowning, but that's a whole 'nother story. I get the idea of bumping the props in reverse for 2 seconds. I try it and them wait 15 second and try forward, and it works were able to spin up to 2100 rpm. The boat comes under control and were moving East again. I'm soaked in sweat, Patti say she hasn’t seen me move that fast in 15 years.
The waves get worse as we close in on West End, Grand Bahama. We enter the harbor only to find out there is no space at the dock, so were back out in it and heading to Port Lucaya 40 more miles. We have to reduce speed because were getting smashed by the seas, but as we get to Freeports Commercial channel it calms down and were back up to 19 mph up the sea and 24 mph down. Port Lucaya, in 12 more miles, and then, here we are. I dive under the boat at the dock and there's nothing left to show there was the slightest problem there. I'm calling it another mystery of the Bermuda Triangle.
Were on C dock, live music every night, and nice neighbors, everyone wants to know what its like outside, we tell them and they are glad they stayed in and did not choose to try the crossing back to the US. Patti went looking for Millie at the pool, but Millie went to Nassau. I call Charlton, our "man of business" and our mechanic last time we were here, and we meet with him in the evening and talk for an hour or so. Land prices have rocketed. Dockage is up as well as food prices, and there's a 15 to 18 % tip on the bill just about everywhere. $100.00 for the cruising permit and $30.00 for the departure tax, Welcome back to the Bahamas! But the sky is Blue and sea is Green, it 82 to 84 outside and the power is on today. So life really is good. Jim Clausen.



June 10, 2003
We're back in the US, Melborne Florida to be exact. We left 6:30 AM from West End on Grand Bahama. Our best crossing yet, you couldn't have asked for better weather, 1' seas, wind under 5 mph, we ended up at St. Lucie Inlet, Stuart Florida. Well, if you did wanted better weather, you wouldn't have gotten it. We even got to see the rocket take off with the Rover inside to Mars while we we're heading north on the intercoastal. We also gave Dick and Pricilla Robinson a call since we were in their neighborhood, Melborne.
Oh so you want to hear more about the Bahama's since we were there for 10 days. I must be still on Bahamian time. Aaron got his PADI scuba certification, which is good for life. We also sent him out on 2 more dives for fun. We met up with our "Man of Business" (mechanic who helped us out last time) he stopped by one night. The kids and Patti found the new resort "Our Lucaya" which is a combination of a Sheraton and Westin Hotel just across from Port Lucuya Marina. We would hang out by their beach and pool. We played volleyball, Laura learned to weave palm leaves and Jay got a prize for being the sandcastle building contest judge. Laura also won a drink playing bingo. The children danced at night to the music in the square. We know all there songs by heart. We ate a lot on the boat, the prices are high in the Bahamas and service is slow. Karyn and Patti went food shopping at their supermarket and it's amazing how little they have and how little of what they got that you want. The girls also took the public bus (small vans) with Patti to the International Bazaar and still didn't see anything they wanted. Jim met a fell he talked to on the internet at Bahama Bay and had him over to the boat, he's from Louisania and has a boat like ours.
June 8th we left Port Lucaya and headed to West End. It was rough but not as bad as when we came over. We spent two nights at the "new" Old Bahama Bay on West End. A lot more here than when we were here 6 years ago. They had a pool, tiki bar and grill, rec room, fitness center. They also had sunfishes, hobie cats, kayaks, bicycles, and snorkel gear for your use while you're at the marina or resort. We had our own snorkel gear but Aaron joined us on the kayak while we snorkel out to find sand dollars, sea biscuits and conch shells. Jay really enjoyed sailing. We didn't try the restaurant, but the $12.00 burger in Paradise was pretty good.

Now that we're back in the states we need to do laundry and restock the boat. The kids tell us we need FOOD. I know we're all out of milk, meats, and cheese. We do have bread, Jim bought some from the lady who walked the dock with a basket full of fresh breads she just baked, that was at the docks at Old Bahama Bay. It was still warm too.
Life is still good. No, LIFE IS GREAT! Eh John? Patti Clausen

Patti


Quick note:
We did 150+ miles today and were all beat. Next stop Daytona for 2 nights ill see my dad in Port Orange when were there, then Jacksonville, then adios Florida.
PS: The dual reversing contactor for the anchor windless winch is only working in one direction, and the PA is not working from the salon tot he bridge. All in all not to bad. Jc


6/19/2003

Belhaven NC. Engine hours 666 on port, 666 on starboard the sign of the devil, Satan, you know the bad guy. So here I am after 95 miles and we're motoring into Belhaven and the high water alarm goes off. We're asking about prices of fuel and dockage and we're told to call on the phone, they didn't want to tell us over the VHF radio, spys guess. But Belhaven even 4 years ago had -0- cell phone service and I told them I had zero signal, comedy of errors occurs on the dock, the dock mans radio doesn't work, he doesn’t know the pricing, in fact the only thing I am sure of is, that he knows how to get lost when some work need to be done. We dock. I find water under the engine, water in the shaft ally and start pumping by hand. After we're dry, I notice a bit of water coming in from the stern, look again. We have a blocked 'weep hole' that’s the hole that passes water through between the stringers, (the boards that run across the bottom). When cleaning it out, with a pencil, I clear the plug and find a brass wordruff key, they just don't leave spare ones in the bilge. I check the shaft, nope there's one there, and then I think of the rudder, sure enough the port key is missing. Insert key, raise the rudder arm, tighten, and we're all set again.
It takes three beers to remove the pain, then I cook on the grill off the stern. Later I see the 65 footer behind me moving closer, to within 2' of my stern. No, no, no I say. And when the dockhand say sorry and tries to tie across my bow I say very firmly (XXXXXX) you don't. Get you supervisor here now. They had a 55'er coming in and wanted to squeeze them in, in front of the 65'er. There is not 55' of space there we all agree, and we're all into wind down mode, music on and drinks are flowing. And you guessed it the dockhand has disappeared. We had to re move the 65'er and our two boys went out and docked the 55'er on the end of the "T" dock. Now they say we took on more fuel than we can hold, and that dock monkeys went home. We would have eaten ashore, but the restaurant had a smell about it. Stale, icky air. We make them run a check of the gallons pumped today and find that there are 30 extra gallons on our bill. I hope that all, I need a shower.
Under 150 mile to Norfork and the Chesapeake, two days should do it. Jc






6/20/2003
Breakfast, we take the golf cart to the (only) restaurant 5 blocks away, its like a old dairy queen without the ice cream, I order a bacon egg and cheese on wheat, with coffee. No wheat, only hamburger buns, Fine. Patti orders the same, Three dollars and eighteen cents. Everything is to go, we eat it outside on the old picnic tables with 7 ducks, "the locals" for company, they are all over town and nobody bothers with them. The bacon was real good, I go back inside and ask for four more orders, A dollar seventy one total. Everyone say "good morning" to us as we ride along on our golf cart as if we have lived here forever. The boat is covered with bugs, and its 95% humidity, and the ground fog is here to stay, at least in the morning. Belhaven, NC a town still living in the past with no change in sight. Jc


6/21/2003

Elizabeth City, NC & The Dismal Swamp Canal
Been there, done that, won't be doing it again, we bumped 5 times in the canal, speed for the 30 or so miles has been 6 mph. And there were 5 to 6 miles of densely spaced crab pots in the fairway just to get to Elizabeth City.
Jim is not pleased.

6/23/2003
Norfolk, VA. We've been here for three days, 2 @ Waterside Marina, One @ Ocean Marine. We caught the Cajun Feast @ Waterside and then moved to Ocean to have the Port side alternator replaced, I carry a spare but it didn't have a pulley and I would have needed to change the pulley from the old to make the new one work. Well it’s a good thing I had them do it, they needed to bring it back to the shop and impact it off of the shaft, and while were here I sent the dead one out to be rebuilt. One never knows when one might need one, do one This is the third time I've needed one on this boat. I did a bit of rewiring, 3 minutes worth, and think I have solved, or at least made the situation better. Ocean has been great, the service at the marina has been just great. We've taken the time to do the battery watering, 16, 16 oz bottles of water were added, the engine oil, 10 quarts were added, clean and re-oil the air cleaners, clean the staining from the ICW off the swim platform and the in bilge. Laundry, dusting, vacuuming, shopping and went out to buy a new round of books. I also called Dale Boggus, my friend in Tampa and he's sending us a pulley for the alternator, along with a spare belt so I can do this myself it if happens again. PS: ts finally warm here.
To the person who asked what its like running the boat, while reading the charts and talking on the radio while looking through the binoculars while slowing the engines down while steering. Well it a lot like taking your morning shit and brushing your teeth at the same time, neither is particularly difficult by themselves, but when you try to do them together it can get messy. (Patti can't believe I just said that)
Charlie Chan is on Monday nights on Fox Satellite @ 7:00PM.


6/27/2003
Written from: Wildwood, NJ, Just up from Cape May. A 154 mile day.

Well, we started in Norfolk, VA and ran the boat a bit more than 1/2 way up the Chesapeake today, 148 miles, to ShipWrights Marina, MD. My Brother has his boat here and we visited for three days with him and his wife Donna. They were also kind enough to take us to their house in Alexandria VA for Dinner, and take Patti and the kids to Washington for a day of sightseeing. They saw the National Air and Space, Natural History and American History Museums. Along with a quick look at Washington Monument, Jefferson Monument and White House. I had to order by next day, a new seawater pump in from Depco in Clearwater Fl, and had the yard install it. The old one was leaking water into the boat and ending up under the Port Engine. It’s a BOAT, Break Out Another Thousand. I just had it rebuilt 3 months before we left, a bit disappointing. Well were in "Jersey" and on "The Shore" so we'll go to the boardwalk tonight.
Travel today was quiet, ground fog with a 1 to 2 mile visibility, seas under 1 foot. A pleasure to cross Delaware Bay and enter into Cape May. GPS map running along with the Radar all the way up.
Tomorrow were hoping to jump up to Long Island Sound. Weather Permitting, and Newport for the 4th of July.
Zoom, Zoom, Zoom. Jc

Charlie Chan is on Monday nights on Fox Satellite @ 8:00PM, Ch 257?.
Jc





Sunday, Manasquan Inlet, Point Pleasant, NJ.
June 29 2003

Here we sit for a second day. Yesterday I went to sleep when we came in at about 2:00 and was disturbed, (woken up) to re-fuel the boat, then went back to sleep until 7:00 PM, exhausted would be a better word. Aaron was here with me and Patti and the three other kids went to the beach to body surf and play. Well, no one is moving quickly today either, it's noon and only Patti left the boat to pay for a second day. Aaron, Jay and I will stay here while they leave to go to the beach again. Déjà vu.

Boats:
No need to feel sorry for me having a few repairs to make, or having to do maintenance. This is a boat, and its to be expected. If I didn't want to do it, I wouldn't be boating, they go hand and hand. I've been boating for 35 years and this is normal. I carry 4 boxes of tools and what I like to refer to as 400 lbs of "expendable consumables", (spares parts and make up fluids) like oil, etc. Trust me I wouldn't carry a spare alternator unless I thought I might need one. The same is true with spare lamps, filters, pumps and electrical parts. I have a small marine store aboard. There are some places that we go where there just ain't any of this stuff to buy, or anyone else to fix it! Why so much? Remember were not just out for the weekend, and were not coming back to the same port every night. We travel to new waters all the time, we rely on our charts and past experience to get by, depths of inlets do change constantly, as does the weather. Floating things are the real problem. If we happen to hit a water logged telephone pole, (deadhead), then please send your condolences and checks to.

Jc, care of Davey Jones Locker, Deep Seas, Atlantic Ocean glub, glub, bubble, bubble glub.

You will most likely find us in Newport Harbor by this Tuesday or Wednesday night at "Spar Islands" mooring off Goat Island, courtesy of Jean Babcock, or you can call us @
Jc 407-761-3930.
Pc 407-716-4528.




Saturday 7/5/2003

Here we sit in downtown Newport, RI Harbor @ Brown and Howard Wharf.
We went from Manasquan, NJ to Newport, RI via the LI sound, 209 miles in one day, with fog most of the way.

On Sunday we will have been here 5 days, visiting and walking around.
We're cleaned up, fueled up and ready to head out tomorrow towards?

Thanks to the Boesch's for the Chinese food and doughnuts. The Sher's for Dinner @ the Pier. Jean and Lori Babcock for their anniversary present, (our 17th) fresh strawberries and their visits. Dave, Dave and Debbie for their visits. And, Ann and Jack Twomey for coming' on down. We also had Susanne, my daughter visit and break bread @ the Brick Alley Pub. She also took Patti out to the Laundromat to do about a dozen loads of laundry, thank you. We had old home week with the Steele's and Needham's on the top deck of our boat, thanks for bringing the appetizers, they brought enough to become our dinner. Patti and the kids got to visit with her mother several times and they got to help out with a cookout at her new place. They also saw Donna Leathem. Donna drove Patti to several stores to pick up some items before we left. Dave Deyo played post office, receiving our parts package from Dale B. and our mail from Raul. The weather has held while we were here but it looks like we may hit some rain this coming week.
Yesterday Patti and I were witness to the worst docking, (of a 42' boat) we have ever seen, just behind us, we tried to think of a worse one, we've see quite a few, but we just couldn't. The boater and his wife had to have been armchair boaters and must have read how to do things (properly), I met them later and they were both quite nice. Their idea of how its done is quite different than people who have been on the water for a while, I won't go into the specifics here for sake of space and sanity.
When I take the kids walking down the docks, I would point things out to them, different details about boats, how they are tied up, the condition of the boat, and their lines especially, lines tell the tale of a boats owner. We might have spent a half-hour on this one boat alone ripping it up. Moving on.
We've done just over 2100 miles so far, boat and boaters are holding up well. Jim has read seven books so far and has stopped in Bluewater Books here in Newport and now has enough new literature for a thoroughly enjoyable trip.

Addendum:
After leaving NPT, we spent 2 days in Mystic Seaport, in CT. One day at the seaport itself, quite the treat, after the seaport closes at 6:00 the boaters and staff are the only ones there! And one day on the first dock just north of the Mystic highway bridge, one dollar foot dockage, includes power and water. Unheard of in the LI sound! David this is a GREAT trip for you to make. 58 miles from Newport. New docks, loads of restaurants, and you are exactly in the middle to EVERYTHING! Reserve by calling Tom, 860-536-4931.
Today we're @ Milford Landing Marina, CT. I chose it because it was just far enough out of NYC and close enough so we can get a leg up the Hudson River Tomorrow. As my son Aaron said when he went to look around, "this place is beautiful!" Its run by the city and its right in town, again, two blocks from everything! Flowerbeds, waterfall, and food. Life is GREAT.

Jc



Day Unknown, Date Unknown: Light rain till noon then clear, winds 5 or less.
Place: Erie Canal, on the lock, high side of lock Seven
(July 13, 2003)

I got two phone calls today, Jim where are you? So I guess I'm past due to send an E-mail. Were here on the Erie Canal, we got here at about 3:30 PM and even though the locks are operating until 10:00 PM, this was about all we wanted to do and the view is just great! No need to rush through here.
Today I saw Aaron's paints falling down and asked him where his belt was? He said he forgot to bring it. I told him I would help him make a rope belt. So away to the stern and get out the light rope, whipping cord and the torch. Then another kid shows up, and another, and now I find that all four have no belts! So now were doing crafts, and sewing different colors on everyone's belt so they know their own. I have a feeling they may end up going to school with them and start a trend. I cooked on the grill outside and Patti ran through the choices in the refrigerator bringing out a bit of this and that. A local woman touring the lock asked if we needed anything, and offered to ride us to town. She must be on our E-mail list and got the hint. We thanked her and declined. Everything is running well.

Yesterday, Catskill Marina, Catskill NY, 35 mile south of Albany, NY
Quaint and pleasant. Patti took the kids to the town concert; the town Movie Theater closes on concert nights. Population 500-1000 I would guess. Ask Patti about the "Catskill town folk" when you see her.

Two days ago we were at, Haverstraw Marina, Haverstraw, NY on the Hudson River. We met with Lou Cuglietto who also owns a 46 Maxum and told us about this Marina early on in our trip and sure enough he was there and meets with us. The kids used the pool, I used the marine store, Patti got a ride to the market from Lou. Thank you very much! They even had her favorite, Boars Head Meats in the Deli. Patti and I did get to go out to dinner at the restaurant, very nice by the way. Three days ago we were in Milford, CT at Milford Landing Marina, just close enough to NYC with out the pressure. When I told Aaron to go up and take a look at the Marina he came back and said, "Its Beautiful!" It was dead low tide when we came in and we were down 6-7 feet and he was on the rear deck. I got to see what it looked like, he thought we ended up in the swamps!

Four days ago we came out of Mystic in the deepest fog we have ever been in. We could see no more than 2 boat lengths, that's 100' for 10-15 miles, and we crossed two major ferry lanes, and yes there were ferries, powerboats, sailboats, foghorns, and bells, you name it, the works. No problems though we have the GPS with moving maps, autopilot, and radar. We used them all properly and all was well. There is some great video of big things coming out of the fog.

A note is in order here, the water in LI Sound is very cold, 62 degrees, and the air is warm. This equals fog, the likes of which I have not seen in New England and I've boated there for 17 years. Think, Nova Scotia fog, and that's what they were getting. They lost 4 weeks of summer to the rains and cold weather already, June was a washout. Well fear not, were here and we always bring the good weather.


Jc





Sunday, Date Unknown: 57 degrees overnight, winds 5 or less.
Place: Erie Canal, Ilicon, NY

Monday, Sylvan Beach, NY East End of Lake Oneida

Tuesday, Winter Harbor, Brewerton, NY
Fini! This is where we leave the boat, Indoor Heated Storage.
July 15, 2003

We're a bit early, I fudged in some time for weather and breakdowns, none of which we needed. We originally planned to drive around for a week but were all spent, so… We're flying to Orlando from Syracuse this Sunday. No Aquidneck Island visit, Sorry.
We have two days of boat cleaning to do and we will drive the finger lakes, using the boat as a "crash pad" yeah baby! I hope to do much of the tlc we would normally do in the spring now, the weather is good and we have the time. Spring 2004 is a unknown, up here there was little to no spring this year.

So that’s it. 2604 miles. And on Sunday we will have been gone 58 days.
Thank you to all of our followers, we need a vacation.


Jc