We made it! Whitefish Montana, where we will hang out for the next couple of months, is the final destination for now! Today we traveled from Bozeman, MT to Whitefish, MT in about 7 hours, 10am - 5pm. Here's the days travels on the MAP.
Moonshadow II is the name of the cruising family here in Whitefish that we got to know while in the Caribbean. Cruisers know and call each other on the VHF radio by their boat name. And that boat name actually becomes our new identity. No one knew us as the Leshers. We were the Duchesse family.
And now after 6 years since we last saw Moonshadow II in Grenada, we are all reunited again on land here in Whitefish, their home town. Moonshadow II cruised on and off with us during 2003. They took a year and a half off shipping their boat south to Florida, sailing in the Caribbean, and later returning to their home here in 2004.
For this post I thought I'd go down memory lane in 2003 as we were...
Moonshadow II family on board in Grenada, 2003
Duchesse in the Bahamas 2003
The Duchesse family 2003
Trick or Treat in Grenada 2003 with the Moonshadow II kids and the Duchesse kids...
Austin, captain of our dinghy, and Casey were the trash collectors in the Clarks Court Bay anchorage. Several dozen boats scattered int he anchorage the boys offered to remove their trash on the weekends taking it to the dump on shore. Acquiring small tips, they would end up at the local restaurant counting and dividing the loot!
Kelly and Randi 2003 on a field trip in Puerto Rico
Austin and Casey at dinner in Trinidad
Ken, Casey, Austin and Randall aboard Duchesse checking out the catch of the day. Both families sailed aboard Duchesse for a "quick jaunt" to Trinidad from Grenada and back. We had so much fun we turned the adventure into 18 days of travel and exploration together. 
Kelly, Randi, Austin and Casey passing time while sailing on Duchesse.
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