October 1-8                              North Kingstown, Rhode Island

Our journey back to Rhode Island had been a pleasant experience as we continued to go through small towns and large expanses of tall trees whose foliage was beginning to change to red and gold.  Wickford greeted us with sunny, warm weather which belied the storm which would soon envelop us.

Saturday through Tuesday brought torrential rains and high winds—often more than 25 mph.  The bay was showing white caps on the water. This abrupt change was due to Hurricane Ian which had moved northward.  Fearing we might fall on slippery docks; we chose to remain on board. 

Delightful sunny weather and blue skies returned on Thursday and many of the large boats began to leave the harbor.  Probably heading south for the winter months.  We prefer to keep The Bottom Line in Wickford with winterizing and shrink-wrapping protecting the it from the winter elements. 

Preparations have been made, bills have been paid and we are planning a farewell dinner with John and Maria at a favorite Italian restaurant in East |Greenwich.  We leave on Saturday to return to Fort Worth.  Once again, we have had a wonderful five months on The Bottom Line and sincerely hope we will be able to repeat it next year.