Well, I am finally back from the states. we had a good time visiting family, taking Sam to look at boarding schools, eating and hanging in the Pocono Mountains. Isabelle and I arrived home three days ago(24 hours late), Sam is in Washington, with our great friends off of Flying fish, having a blast(he heads to Hawaii in about a week), and Will is being fluid and working his way west to Start Evergreen in the fall. Vltava looks beautiful, except for the layer of dust on EVERY SINGLE surface! Matt arrives today and i already have a list of things he can help me with to get really ready for Hurricane season. I guess the boat was leaking heavier than when we left and Kevin and the Toms on Callisto and Seazure kept her dry for the most part and even repaired some places that needed it. Thanks to those guys I did not arrive here and have to jump directly into the bilge! Vltava needs a serious haul out ASAP or I am afraid of what might happen. that is another blog post, though. I am adding some pictures of my trip to the east coast. Allison