Next up...crossing the English Channel and we take on an additional crew member

Ok, next up is the white knuckle part, the crossing of the channel.

We've been joined by Bill Lowe, a British friend that I met on Treasure Island (he has a condo there).

He's an experienced sailor with many crossings under his belt and he's generously offered to join us for a bit of our sail on the English side of things.

I would add that he's an absolutely charming, quick witted fellow with a superb British sense of humor...walking into an establishment becomes an experience not to be missed (one dockmaster sent everyone behind us away, telling them to return and settle later, as our simple transaction had become a comedy show) but I won't say anything of the sort as Bill may actually read this and I do not want to either encourage him or let him know I've anything nice to say about him!

It is a good thing that I'm rather quick witted myself and was able to best him at every turn (hey...it's my blog)!