We then moved up tot he clubhouse and played 1-4-24 a really fun dice game.
Nathan won, by the way.
Thursday was a rainy day. Brian and I went over to say goodbye to the Floyd's. In Urbanna, most stores are not open until the latter part of the week. Sally and I had been waiting all week to visit this one kitchen store. So Sally, Joni and I bundled into rain jackets and walked over. It was not open even thought the hours siad it should be. So we walked back to Encore and said a final good bye. Five minutes later Sally's phone rang. Joni was calling, the store was finally open. Her and Jim stopped in and waited for Sally and I to get back there. After some looking and a couple purchaces, Jim and Joni left for real to drive back to Raleigh.
Sally and I stopped in at another store andthen walked back to the boat. Then Andy and Brian walked with us back to Angelo's restaurant for lunch. Brian had been wanting fish and chips for quite awhile. So that is what he and Andy ordered. After getting our salads, the waitress came back saying they were our of the fish. So we all got cheeseburger subs. They were soo good. We didn't mind the fish being sold out.
Off and on during the morning we had been texting with Paige in Onancock trying to figure out exactly how to get there by boat. We called that evening and Scott talked with Andy and Brian. Everyone was excited to get an early start the next day.
Friday dawned sunny and beautiful. Anchor came up at 8am. It was a choppy crossing over the Bay. Luke and I were a bit queasy. But it was worth it to make it and put the anchor down by 3:30.
Paige picked all of us up and drove us to thier house for a fabulous enchilada dinner and fun evening of fellowship.
The boys stayed over with the Whitley boys and had a great time visiting and playing games.
Saturday morning Paige brought the boys back to town and we went to the famous Corner Bakery. Between 9 people we managed to polish off 2 dozen doughnuts.
After our sugar filled breakfast, we walked around town and poked in and out of shops.
Back to the boat for lunch and a rest, then all of us except Nathan went back to the docks to load charts onto tablets. We came back to the boat to find this.
That evening we had a picnic supper at the docks before Andy and Sally had to leave Sunday morning to start their journey back to NC.
A barge came past the boat coming out of Onancock and heading toward the bay.
After lunch and a nap Brian took me out for a dinghy driving lesson. We went and got water in the jugs and a walk. We made it back to the boat and picked up Luke and Nathan for Nathan to have a lesson. He did fantastic! Coming back he wanted me to drive. Not a good decision. I got nervous and bumped the low bridge, kept over correcting and just did terrible.
Back at the boat, I fixed dinner in tears. At least I can cook. We decided to do laundry after dinner, so Luke, Nathan , Brian and I loaded back in the dinghy. I was DONE. I did not drive us back. I had brought our new and improved Chesapeake guide book to look at while waiting for the laundry. It is fun to look at and try and figure out where we want to go next. Laundry finally got finished around 10:30. Way past our usual bedtime. Back at the dinghy dock Brian and Luke were loading the laundry bags, I stepped back to give Luke more room and all of the sudden found myself under water. Brian and Luke quickly pulled me out. I had put the cell phone and tablets in a dry bag, which did it's job and kept everything protected, but I lost our new to us guide book. Back to the showers I went to wring out my clothes and rinse off. Back to the dinghy and back to the boat. Not my best day.
Monday morning dawned bright and beautiful again. so true of God's mercies being new every morning! Brian and the boys took all of the Whitley men sailing for the day. Paige took me to Wal Mart to grocery shop. Back at her house we had a very relaxing afternoon just visiting and catching up. The guys got back after 3. They had anchored closer to their house and dingied everyone over to a little marina a block from their house. We had dinner together and the boys stayed over again. Scott had a 2013 copy of the guide book and generously gave it to us along with another book about a couple sailing the Pacific for seven years.
Tuesday, today, we came over and had lunch. All of the boys had gone swimming already in the back yard.
Right now, Brian is getting ready to start the grill and cook burgers and Brats for dinner. We are in town a couple more days while he works on fixing our chart plotter.
Until next time...
1 comment:
The brats smell good I am HUNGRY.
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