Danelle, The original destination was Alaska (not sure where, probably Ketchikan) but he found that with such a small boat without a vented cabin heater and with high humidity and frequent rain, everything gradually got wetter and wetter and generally kind of miserable. Here is his story: Part 1 http://msog.org/mon/mon4-4/mon4-4-1.htm http://msog.org/mon/mon4-4/mon4-4-3.htm http://msog.org/mon/mon4-4/mon4-4-6.htm http://msog.org/mon/mon4-4/mon4-4-8.htm Part 2 http://msog.org/mon/mon5-1/mon5-1-1.htm http://msog.org/mon/mon5-1/mon5-1-2.htm http://msog.org/mon/mon5-1/mon5-1-4.htm http://msog.org/mon/mon5-1/mon5-1-4.htm Tod Mills M17 #408, 1987 galley model BuscaBrisas No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 269.24.4/1475 - Release Date: 5/30/2008 2:53 PM