we're here till Feb. then we go back to the boat and head for Panama and the Canal, then it's off to the South Pacific. Hopefully. we spent way too much time in the Carib. it's expensive as hell. this is a lifestyle that agrees with us. but the cash doesn't last. so we got word that a local firm was hiring for the rebuilding of New Orleans. and bingo, we came back to fill up the 'cruising kitty'.