Operation Dumbo Drop

May - June 2020

Aloha!! I’m at this travel thing again!! So Capt Bob and Barb have been hiding out in key Largo all winter....then the Covid hit!!!! Now it is too hot and impending hurricanes are on the way!
Mission: Save the grandparents from the tropics! Read more

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- May 30, 2020
- ⛅ 29 °C
- Altitude: 11 m
- United States Florida Volusia County National Gardens 29.339138, -81.13498829°20’21” N 81°8’6” W
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Day 1
May 30, 2020 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
Mission: Save the snowbirds
Step 1: Rent the RV, stock the RV
Step 2: Drive nonstop to Key Largo and convince officials to let us in a day earlier then everyone else
Step 3: shower(hopefully) Load xapiema (sailboat), split up sailing crew and RV crew
Step 4: maybe we get to sleep and maybe not, pick up a trailer for thier minivan and attach to RV
Step 5: Sailing crew leaves Monday morning( high tide at 535 am) before tide recedes, RV crew leaves or not ( they can do what they want)
Step 6: Sailing crew gets out for an awesome sail to Brunswick Georgia to meet up with RV crew!
Step 7: Drive home harmoniously
Team Players:
Josephine welsh
Tom and Pat welsh (parents)
Rob and Jan welsh (aunt and uncle)
Captain Bob and Barb welsh (snowbird grandparents)
Toby and Rocco ( fur support)
Chuck Wargo ( land support) (chart and weather enthusiast)

What could happen?
It’s a welsh adventure!Read more
Oh yay!!! You survived two months of quaratine you can handle a boat ride!!!! Right??!!! [Jane]
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Traveler Yea no biggie lol
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Traveler The horrific hoy of ir all!
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Traveler Yay
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- Jun 1, 2020
- ⛅ 29 °C
- Altitude: 15 m
- United States Florida Monroe County Newport 25.100256, -80.43813525°6’1” N 80°26’17” W
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Day 2: Key Largo is hot!!
June 1, 2020 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
Aloha!!

Reunited and it feels so warm!!! (80 degrees) An 8 pm Arrival time sent the team scurrying in different directions!! After we unloaded the snowbirds, loaded enough food for a month long voyage and tried to hook up the RV to electricity but totally tripped the hotels power (I mean nothing happened)... we had a cold one and cake in celebration of grandpas 87th Birthday!!! Wow!! Now some of the team needs some sleeeeeeeeeeeeep!!
Operation covid rescue stage 1 completed!!Read more
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- Jun 1, 2020
- ⛅ 29 °C
- Altitude: 10 m
- United States Florida Monroe County Key Largo Pilot House Marina 25.090368, -80.44073525°5’25” N 80°26’27” W
Day 3
Delayed a Tide
June 1, 2020 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
Of course we didn’t get off the dock at 830 am!!!
After a medical visit, more food loading, a trailer pickup, dogs fed, chocolate cake for breakfast, spotting of the local sleeping nurse sharks and more crew shenanigans we plan to sail out around 3 pm!! Chuck, our land support has pulled thru with every chart plotted and weather spotted! Communication is at an all time high people!! Where’s the freaking bathroom key?? 🤣🤣🤷🏼‍♀️ I think everyone he enough coffee!
Also I totally got a quick shower in!! Yaaaaaaasssss
This!! This is what could happen!! Ok off to planning! I think???

Stay tuned for more operation RV to tropics but no swimming and back!!
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- Jun 2, 2020, 3:49pm
- ☁️ 26 °C
- Altitude: Sea level
- United States Florida Saint Lucie County Queens Cove Old Inlet 27.504539, -80.33403827°30’16” N 80°20’3” W
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Key Largo to Fort Pierce FL
June 2, 2020 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C
Aloha!!
Sailed out of Key Largo around 4pm yesterday and just got into Fort Pierce now! 24 hours of Ocean sailing and it was beautiful...until it wasn’t! About 5 hours ago we made the call to head inside to the waterway instead of another 12 hours past Cape Canaveral in unpredictable weather! Tom and Pat were on shift, fixing some dingy straps went the wind picked up from 18 knots to 27!! Quick! All hands on deck, pulled in the jib, reefed the mainsail and tried to keep bfast or dinner from becoming fish food off the side of the boat!! All except Pat, she’s feeling good after some deep sleep! We heard their may have been a whale sighting in the night and definitely got a hello from some dolphins!! All is well for now!! Making our way up the waterway! Till the next update!!
I wonder how RV crew is?Read more
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Traveler Brunswick Georgia
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- Jun 4, 2020, 10:00pm
- ⛅ 23 °C
- Altitude: 8 m
- United States Florida Duval County Fort George Island Sisters Island 30.398091, -81.45752930°23’53” N 81°27’27” W
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Goodnight Florida
June 4, 2020 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Aloha
Another drizzly day but not nauseous up the waterway! So pretty!! With lots of dolphins to keep us company! Stay safe friends and family and anyone else!!
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- Jun 7, 2020, 8:00am
- ☀️ 17 °C
- Altitude: 33 m
- United States New Jersey East Windsor Township Etra Etra Lake 40.239472, -74.4968140°14’22” N 74°29’49” W
Day 9
Almost to the cold state!!!
June 7, 2020 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
Boat is all tightened up for summer!! Snowbirds are in the RV! Drivers are driving!! Elephant is on the plane!! Driving up thru New Jersey!!!
Stoke is high!!!
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- Jun 8, 2020, 7:00pm
- ☀️ 23 °C
- Altitude: 14 m
- United States Connecticut Town of New London East New London Winthrop Cove Park 41.36349, -72.09806441°21’49” N 72°5’53” W
Day 10
The elephant has landed
June 8, 2020 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Mission successful! Snowbirds are safe at home! RV is returned! Life is normal again lol or maybe not! I’m off to Vermont to hike some trails! Stay safe everyone!!
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