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"But it sure was fun when I turned in my travel voucher at Fort Gordon, GA, POV from Frankfurt, Germany to Lincolnton, GA."

I hope you were getting per diem.

They paid me MAC Tarriff rates or what it would cost to fly a person back. However since I had the my boat "Georgia Peach II" on my orders I could bring her in duty free.

Unfortunately due to the fickle finger of fate I no longer have the boat. That was one of the best times in my life. But not all of it. The first 1,500 miles was a nightmare. I can tell you first hand what it is like to go through a Force 12 (by the BBC) for 18 hours and take three 100 degree or more knock downs in one night. Or to get hit by a big wave and notice water coming in all the hatches which meant the entire boat was under water.

We went through three major storms during the trip but it was still worth it. We navigated with a sextant and got so good with it that from a known point we were able to get within 1/2 mile of our longitutude and 200 yards of our lattitude using noon sights. When we got to Savannah, Georgia we had 100% confidence in both ourselves and the boat.

If ever a non living object could have a soul the Georgia Peach II had one.