Blog??? What blog? Oh man, does the time fly when you are having fun. And even when you’re not! There has been some of both in recent weeks, she whined.
Our stay at the Sleep Inn turned out to be 15 days. We did get some good stuff done--hull washed and waxed, I went to the Apple store in JAX for another class in ‘how to use the Mac’, we saw a movie (The A Team), and every day we were back and forth as the fiberglass work and replacement of the rails and swim ladder progressed.
Sad to say, on the morning of the day the boat was to return to the water, the first thing Fred noticed at 8 a.m. when he arrived at YA was that the door was unlocked. It went downhill from there. During the night we had an unexpected and most unwelcome guest who departed with more of our possessions than we’d think could be carried away. From the tool chest in the engine room (complete with socket sets) to the +/- 60 dvd’s on the bookshelf--with stops along the way for jackets, pocketbooks, passports and most everything else that wasn’t tied down, we were thoroughly burgled.
Note to Mirage owners: you might want to rethink that ‘hiding’ place for the key to your boat. Our key was used---and left on the bed--we hope with traceable fingerprints!
So we spent an extra day in GCS doing police reports, replacement costs, and shopping for the few things we’d need to be safe on the water. With new binocs, a new handheld and our old headphones (don't know why they were overlooked!) at the ready for docking, on Sat. June 19 we headed north.
You’ll think we’re pretty silly if I spelled out our activities over the next few days--we had boat and car to move north, and a commitment to be in Aberdeen, SD on Friday, June 25. Suffice it to say that by 7:25 a.m on the 25th the boat was tied up in Shelter Cove at Hilton Head, the car had been moved from GCS to the dealership in NY and was having work done, and we’d driven to Albany to board plane #1.
I’d retrace the boat part of the trip, but honestly, all I can remember is that the ride up Broad Creek on Hilton Head Island was delightful, and Shelter Cove is a great marina!! Thanks for the recommendation to Jim on LONE WOLF!
You can’t get from Newburgh to Aberdeen, so we flew from Albany to Mpls. and rented a car for something different--a 6 hour ride. Had a wonderful visit with my family--I re-enacted my duties as Maid of Honor for my sister--only now it is 50 years later! (I must have been 4 when they were married! Those pictures just lie. That’s all there is to it!)
We returned to Newburgh just in time to meet son Geoff, his wife Amy and 11 year old Pete. Geoff will begin a year at the Navy War College in Newport, RI next month, and they’d left Ft. Huachuaca, AZ about the same time we left Hilton Head. 2 of our other 6 children and their families were available for a pizza party last evening, and a good time was had by all.
Tonight (Wed. the last day of June), we’re taking a deep breath and looking ahead to the summer.
Plans??? What plans? The Chesapeake is waiting, and we're looking to see how much cruising we can squeeze into the next few months. So little to do, and so much time to do it in, as Willy Wonks wisely said.........Until next time, stay well and keep in touch!
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