Yesterday afternoon, while I was enjoying a holiday lunch with two of my dear friends from New York/New Jersey, Bob got word from the State Department (specifically someone in the OFAC office–Office of Foreign Assets Control) that we have been approved to visit Cuba this winter.
I am now officially excited and scared to death. There is a 350 mile ocean crossing from Turks and Caicos to the first landfall just west of Guantanamo, Cuba. I know that’s only 1/5th of what our sailing friends do when they sail to the BVI, but it’s more than this landlubber is ready to tackle….
Meanwhile, here is a little Christmas cheer from the Delamar in Southport, Connecticut. Whatever you’re celebrating this month, I hope it’s wonderful….
Postscript: I may have spoken too soon. Bob and I have been approved to visit Cuba, but our boat has not! And we need permission to sail on our boat as much as we need permission for ourselves. Stay tuned.