Slowly, but surely, the boat and crew is ready for departure. The final shopping trips have been done and we are just waiting for the right weather window for the 2-3 day trip down to Norfolk, Va.

The broken refrigerator unit, with control board removed and about to be replaced. (2011-11-29 21:52:02 NIKON D7000 with a "18.0-200.0 mm f/3.5-5.6" lens. [f/3.5, 1/60s] ISO 800 Focus 0.89m)

The round device is a 110V space heater we have hooked up to shore power in order to warm the boat up a bit. Carmen is freezing beneath the covers and Bernd is repairing my glasses. (2011-11-29 21:51:40 NIKON D7000 with a "18.0-200.0 mm f/3.5-5.6" lens. [f/3.5, 1/60s] ISO 800 Focus 2.24m)

Cold and rainy, but at least the precipitation is still in liquid form and not white and fluffy. (2011-11-29 21:52:18 NIKON D7000 with a "18.0-200.0 mm f/3.5-5.6" lens. [f/3.8, 1/60s] ISO 450 Focus 0.89m)