Goodbye Ohio – Hello Indiana! Passed the state line early today. We are now anchored on the Kentucky side of the river. What gorgeous country. (Have I mentioned that before? Nah!) We had sunshine all day today. When we cast off and bid farewell to Shawn this AM (at the crack of 9:30AM) there was snow on the railings. (Actually as Victor told me, it was frost) I made a tiny snowball to throw at Lionel. He ducked, but I still got him!

It was an uneventful, pleasant day on the water. Just as cruising is meant to be. Rita, Louise and Mercedes served us very well. I even got to take a nap today, though I hate to miss anything. The Capt. dropped the hook a little early, so we got to watch the sun set behind the mountain in Indiana

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Someone had asked why boat parts are female names. I’ve given it some thought and I think it’s because men like and respect women so much; they like their boats – sometimes almost as much (surely not more) that they name the parts female names and refer to her as she. What do you think?

At dinner, we discussed when we would be home. Either Pat or Vic suggested a pool to see who would guess the closest. Bob reminded us that could be manipulated – knowing the Capt. would ultimately - win the suggestion was dropped. Best guess is (per Capt. Bob) third or fourth week of this month. Victor and I are thinking more like mid-February.

Last night was so pretty. Very cool, but the water was calm and a full moon reflected and bounced of the ripples. It is a little too cool to stay out for a long period, but we expect to be in Louisville, KY today to take on fuel. The weather on my computer tells me that the temperature will be about 10 degrees warmer than Cincinnati. The cold has been a real change for us – I think we are all anxious for some warmer weather.

It is now about 7:20AM – the sky is just beginning to lighten. Crew still snoring. I am going to go out to see how the sunrise will be today. Sure we will be on our way by the crack of 9:30 or 10 today, especially having to pull up “two ton Annie” the anchor!