They do have one great feature ... if push came to shove, on all but Broadsword, a single crewman could handle an open water battle. Now, where’s yo...r current location.”“We’re approaching what will be Wrightsville Beach. From the best I can tell, we just passed Topsail Island.”“Anything on your radar?”“Not at the moment, but we did have a ship seem to be shadowing us earlier. We lowered the sail and used the diesel. We’re only doing about ten knots pulling the Amanda Dear, but it still enabled. Your thought came at the perfect moment." Oh! Well, I don't have anything to busy you with today, but I was going to ask you if you were going to be coming for Thanksgiving. Do you think you can make it?"I did a little mental check and realized that the holiday was less than a week away. "Of course! I'd love to come!" I was truly excited, not just to make grandma happy, but because I had forgotten about the holiday, not having gone to their annual gathering in recent years. "Do you think mom. When Frodo finally pulled up beside the three Fords in a roadside clearing, both Dawn and he were whooping with exuberance. This was really living! Mortimer didn't think so; he cowered in the back seat when Dawn and Frodo surged from the Chevy to meet the six boys who spilled out of the three Fords. "Hi, I'm Rex," said the boy who'd first challenged Frodo, as he shook hands all around while leering at Dawn, the only "female" among them. "Who won?" yelled out one youth. "Yes, who was fastest?". The couple had also loaned them their donkey, after Pua steadfastly refused to pull the cart. However, the donkey looked rather old and hungry, so all it could do was to pull the cart. There was no way anyone could ride on it.Fender had jumped onto the cart and plopped herself down. The rest of them hesitated, not sure if they should also get on the cart. Vennoa took the opportunity to also sit down beside Fender in the cart. Soon, the party was off.To help keep up their spirits, Fender started.