We left the BVI's on Tuesday after a wonderful time together.  As always, it was hard to see the kids take off.  Bonnie went on to Seattle for our niece's wedding, and I took off for Florida for my next two courses.  Unfortunately, my flight was cancelled and I ended up staying overnight in Puerto Rico, but I got up the next morning at 3:30 a.m. and was able to get a seat flying standby to Fort Lauderdale.

I arrived at the South Seas Island Resort in Captiva late Wednesday afternoon, and the next morning began a course on Coastal Navigation.  Again, pretty intense, and it ended with a three hour exam this morning.

Tomorrow my two classmates and I begin a five day cruise down to Key West and back.  We'll get back here Saturday and be done around noon.  The exam for the Passagemaking certification will actually be done on the boat either Thursday or Friday.  Sunday, I leave very early to catch a 6:30 a.m. flight out of Fort Myers, and that afternoon Bonnie and I will reconnect on Heartsong and begin our three month cruise up the coast.