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We are in Norfolk - today is Thursday - we are on our way home.
Thursday, October 19, 2006
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Thursday and Friday we spent at the Boat Show. We had dinner with my girlfriend Debbie and Denise, along with a few friends. We have had a wonderful time.
Well it rained and blew all day today (Friday) but I still managed to go out and get better shoes for the rainy weather.
We met for cocktails and “BS” with the other Tug owners – we met a couple from Maine, Stuart FL, Seattle, and Denver. What a great crowd. There are still several couples that have not made it in but are still expected.
Saturday we spent the day listening to talks about the ‘weather window’, maintenance on our Tug and cruising the Rivers from Mobile to Chicago.
Then we did the trawler crawl where all boats were visited and the chief maintenance ‘guru’ came on board to fix or help with any problems.
After the usual cocktail hours – Denise is worried we are drinking too much!
Dinner was a filet mignon and crab cake platter with shrimp cocktail, a super meal.
On Sunday we went to the wedding for our friend’s daughter, it was very nice.
Monday, on our way back to St. Michaels, Denise took us to Whole Foods – can you fall in love with a grocery store?
We left St. Michaels and anchored out for the night.
Tuesday we headed for Annapolis, arriving around 4pm and picked up a mooring ball in Spa Creek.
Wednesday we took the dinghy to the downtown area and just walked around for the afternoon. Tomorrow the Boat Show.
Obviously we have not been able to get connected and these messages are a little old but I had already typed them so here you go.
We finally got the mechanic and the pump to fix the generator. We left Oxford late morning. It really is a nice little town but not much to do there.
After listening to the impending weather reports, we decided to come directly to St. Michaels (a day early). Even though it was sunny for most of the day, the Chesapeake was getting rough. We got to St. Michaels about 5pm and 3 other ‘tugs’ were already here. The dock master helped us secure the boat for expected gale force winds. Sometime after midnight we started rocking and rolling and it is continuing today. Even with the terrible weather 3 other boats came in this morning. I can’t wait to here their scenarios of getting here.
Our daughter Denise is going to come to spend the night with us tomorrow (Saturday). On Sunday we will go to Denise’s and then our friend’s, daughter’s wedding. We will come back here on Monday and decide the next leg of our travels.
Thursday and Friday we spent at the Boat Show. We had dinner with my girlfriend Debbie and Denise, along with a few friends. We have had a wonderful time.
Well it rained and blew all day today (Friday) but I still managed to go out and get better shoes for the rainy weather.
We met for cocktails and “BS” with the other Tug owners – we met a couple from Maine, Stuart FL, Seattle, and Denver. What a great crowd. There are still several couples that have not made it in but are still expected.
Saturday we spent the day listening to talks about the ‘weather window’, maintenance on our Tug and cruising the Rivers from Mobile to Chicago.
Then we did the trawler crawl where all boats were visited and the chief maintenance ‘guru’ came on board to fix or help with any problems.
After the usual cocktail hours – Denise is worried we are drinking too much!
Dinner was a filet mignon and crab cake platter with shrimp cocktail, a super meal.
On Sunday we went to the wedding for our friend’s daughter, it was very nice.
Monday, on our way back to St. Michaels, Denise took us to Whole Foods – can you fall in love with a grocery store?
We left St. Michaels and anchored out for the night.
Tuesday we headed for Annapolis, arriving around 4pm and picked up a mooring ball in Spa Creek.
Wednesday we took the dinghy to the downtown area and just walked around for the afternoon. Tomorrow the Boat Show.
Obviously we have not been able to get connected and these messages are a little old but I had already typed them so here you go.
We finally got the mechanic and the pump to fix the generator. We left Oxford late morning. It really is a nice little town but not much to do there.
After listening to the impending weather reports, we decided to come directly to St. Michaels (a day early). Even though it was sunny for most of the day, the Chesapeake was getting rough. We got to St. Michaels about 5pm and 3 other ‘tugs’ were already here. The dock master helped us secure the boat for expected gale force winds. Sometime after midnight we started rocking and rolling and it is continuing today. Even with the terrible weather 3 other boats came in this morning. I can’t wait to here their scenarios of getting here.
Our daughter Denise is going to come to spend the night with us tomorrow (Saturday). On Sunday we will go to Denise’s and then our friend’s, daughter’s wedding. We will come back here on Monday and decide the next leg of our travels.
Wednesday, October 04, 2006
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Red e Tug o
We left Solomon's on Tues morning and had a quite ride over to the Tred Avon River where we dropped the hook and had a beautiful evening and night. The nights have been cool and the daytimes pleasant.
Then we came over to Oxford for the day. When we were ready to leave, we found water under the generator. We were able to stay the night here and had a mechanic look at the generator this morning. The mechanic checked it out and now we are waiting on the part and more of the mechanic's time to fix the problem.
There is not much to this town expect boat yards, maintenance boat yards, storage boat yards and more boats. Only one tiny grocery store and no shops. At least the weather has been nice and we have taken several long walks. Misty is much happier with real grass to do her thing.
We left Solomon's on Tues morning and had a quite ride over to the Tred Avon River where we dropped the hook and had a beautiful evening and night. The nights have been cool and the daytimes pleasant.
Then we came over to Oxford for the day. When we were ready to leave, we found water under the generator. We were able to stay the night here and had a mechanic look at the generator this morning. The mechanic checked it out and now we are waiting on the part and more of the mechanic's time to fix the problem.
There is not much to this town expect boat yards, maintenance boat yards, storage boat yards and more boats. Only one tiny grocery store and no shops. At least the weather has been nice and we have taken several long walks. Misty is much happier with real grass to do her thing.
Sunday, October 01, 2006
Trawler Fest
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Well, we have been really busy.......the seminars for the Trawler Fest start at 8:30am each day and then lunch, visiting the boats and vendors, cocktails and dinner, back to the boat and get ready for the next day.
We both have really enjoyed the seminars and feel we have learned a lot. We have also met lots of cruisers from Canada, the Keys, New Jersey, Belhaven, etc.
We spent most of today cleaning up the boat, checking the filters and getting ready to leave tomorrow. We have been docked very close to a great gourmet grocery store and fully equipped once again.
I will try to write more often, but we do plan to anchor out some of the time.
Well, we have been really busy.......the seminars for the Trawler Fest start at 8:30am each day and then lunch, visiting the boats and vendors, cocktails and dinner, back to the boat and get ready for the next day.
We both have really enjoyed the seminars and feel we have learned a lot. We have also met lots of cruisers from Canada, the Keys, New Jersey, Belhaven, etc.
We spent most of today cleaning up the boat, checking the filters and getting ready to leave tomorrow. We have been docked very close to a great gourmet grocery store and fully equipped once again.
I will try to write more often, but we do plan to anchor out some of the time.
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