tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56906231958443514562024-03-13T02:58:33.256-05:00Sing of His MerciesPsalm 89:1
I will sing of the mercies of the Lord forever: with my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations.Leathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06783218561569021933noreply@blogger.comBlogger263125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5690623195844351456.post-58667011780154029972016-10-12T15:52:00.001-05:002016-10-12T15:53:24.608-05:00Second Half of September, First half of October: Cape Charles, Deltaville, Portsmouth, Chesapeake, VA, Hurricane Matthew Hidey Hole in Eastham CreekFriday, September 16<br />
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After finishing the last post, we came back to the boat and learned the alternator was dead and needed to be replaced.<br />
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Saturday, September 17<br />
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Brian and the boys scrubbed the dock so we wouldn't have keep dodging bird poo coming and going from the boat.<br />
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Brian and I borrowed the center's courtesy van and had lunch and did some grocery shopping.<br />
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That evening, Brian and I kayaked to the beach and watched the sunset.<br />
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Sunday, September 18<br />
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We all took turns kayaking then went to the beach in the afternoon.<br />
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Monday, September 19<br />
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The boys did school in the morning.<br />
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Midafternoon, Brian and I walked to the nature preserve.<br />
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Coming back, it started raining. We got soaked.<br />
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Tuesday, September 20<br />
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Rainy day ALL day.<br />
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Wednesday, September 21<br />
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It is my Mom's birthday!<br />
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The boys did their school work and in the afternoon I took them to see the preserve.<br />
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Thursday, September 22<br />
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School<br />
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Laundry on the deck<br />
Evening walk<br />
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Friday, September 23<br />
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School<br />
Brian and I have lunch and grocery shop in town.<br />
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The mechanic installed a fuse.<br />
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That evening we were invited to join a group of power boaters who were having a weekend get together at the Yacht Center. They had come up from Virginia Beach.<br />
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They were all very friendly. Our boys watched a movie with four other kids on one of the big boats. (57feet) The kids all got along great together and had fun playing frisbee and tossing a water bottle and trying to get it to land standing up. I guess that is the latest kid game.<br />
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Since there had been so much rain earlier in the week, the guys had trouble getting a fire started in the fire pit.<br />
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I mentioned that frito chips are greasy enough, that they make good kindling. All they had were healthy tortilla chips that had no grease, but had fun tossing them in the fire and saying the crazy sailboat lady said to do it.<br />
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Saturday, September 24<br />
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With the boat finally fixed, we left about 9:25 and were planning to go up to Onancock and see the Whitley Family again.<br />
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But the weather did not cooperate and we had to turn off and go back over to Deltaville. We got anchored in Jackson Creek about 6pm after a rough ride across the bay.<br />
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Sunday, September 25<br />
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We took the day and explored all over Deltaville. We had anchored closer to the public dock, so it was convenient to go to shore.<br />
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We found the library right off the main road. Then turned right and went to the park and museum area.<br />
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Being in Virginia, where the slogan is "Virginia is for Lovers" many of the towns have LOVE sculptures.<br />
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After looking at boats in several boat yards, we headed back the other way.<br />
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We found a 7-11 and picked up a $5 pizza for lunch. Another mile and a half up the road was the grocery store and a Dollar General. We picked up a few things, then started the long trek back to the boat.<br />
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Caleb and I each have a step tracker on our phones and when all was said and done, we were just shy of 30,000 steps for the day.<br />
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We figured we did about 7 miles total.<br />
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Monday and Tuesday, September 26-27<br />
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The boys did school in the mornings, then we would hang out at the library. Brian rode his bike around town looking at boats.<br />
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After seeing all we could see and do in Deltaville, we figured it was time to start heading back south towards NC.<br />
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Wednesday, September 28<br />
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Caleb pulled the anchor about 7:50 and we went 57 miles down to Portsmouth and anchored in the hospital anchorage.<br />
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Thursday, September 29<br />
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While the boys did school on the boat, Brian and I donned our back packs and dinghied over to the ferry dock. It was covered with water, so we tied up to the stairs.<br />
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We topped off our water bottles and walked the two miles over tot he Food Lion.<br />
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Back at the boat, we put our food away and later the boys and I went to the library.<br />
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Friday, September 30<br />
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The boys did their school work.<br />
For lunch, Brian and I walked to the Chinese Buffet.<br />
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Later in the afternoon, we all went to the library, the Brian bought the boys a pizza for dinner at 7-11.<br />
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Saturday, October 1<br />
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Brian came down with a cold, so he stayed in bed most of the day resting.<br />
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The boys and I went back to the library. I wanted to do a blog update, but the computer was acting up and I could not do it.<br />
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But over the few days during our times at the library, I was able to finish reading the newest Jan Karon book I had started at the Deltaville library.<br />
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Sunday, October 2<br />
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We left Portsmouth at 9:18 am. We had decided to come back by way of the Dismal Swamp, just to see something new. We turned in and just before the lock, the lock master radioed and said that while the swamp was officially open,(they had been closed due to flooding) there were six missing picnic tables and we didn't want to risk finding one with our boat! We thanked him and turned around to go back to the regular ICW. We tied off to the Great Bridge wall a little after noon.<br />
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We walked over to Wendy's and had lunch, then started to walk to Wal-Mart. We got part way and decided it was too far. Brian was on the bike, so he went ahead the rest of the way and the boys and I walked back to the boat.<br />
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Just as we got back, it started raining. Brian had to ride back 4 miles in a big down pour. Not good when he was already not feeling great.<br />
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After the rain shower we walked around the paved path learning some of the history. <br />
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The nature trail path was flooded.<br />
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That evening, he wanted tacos, so went to taco bell, while the boys and I worked down leftovers. But he brought back a surprise for us.<br />
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A Redbox movie! We had a great evening watching God's Not Dead 2.<br />
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Monday, October 3<br />
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On our phone we have a 7-11 app and starting this day, if you show the app you get a free coffee, anysize. Brian and I woke up early and walked over to get our free coffees and return the redbox. We stopped into the store and brought back doughnuts and milk for a surprise breakfast for the boys.<br />
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That morning, Brian went bike riding and I walked on the trail.<br />
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We could only be tied up at the Great Bridge wall for 24 hours, so about 11:30 we untied and moved on down the ICW.<br />
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We anchored for the night at Statute Mile 56 near the green marker 151 around 6:15pm.<br />
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Statute Markers are the mile markers along the ICW from Norfolk, VA which is mile 0 down to southern FL and the Keys which is mile 1,243.8.<br />
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Tuesday, October 4<br />
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Anchor up by 7am and down again at 5:30 at SM 127 off of R24. A 71 mile day.<br />
This was in the Pungo River near Belhaven, NC.<br />
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Wednesday, October 5<br />
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By now everyone had been traking Hurricane Matthew and making plans to get to a safe place. We figured we still had a couple days and decided to stop in Belhaven for a visit before hunkering down for the storm.<br />
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We got there and were informed that with the wind already picking up and the direction it was blowing, it would be better to visit the town another time.<br />
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We backed out of the slip and continued on south, crossing the Pamlico Sound and entering Goose Creek.<br />
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The charts showed that Eastham Creek looked to be a good choice to duck into, so we did.<br />
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Once anchored, about 2pm, Brian and Caleb replaced the seals in two windows.<br />
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The next morning, some fishermen told us we could go further up the creek for more protection, the depths stayed at 8feet pretty far up.<br />
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So we and a trawler that was also anchored nearby, moved further in.<br />
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Pulling up the anchor to move, Caleb discovered a beat up crab pot tangled in the it.<br />
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He got it off, and we continued up the creek.<br />
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We re-anchored and put out extra chain rode. Brian and Caleb built a new bridle for the anchor. It is used to take the strain of the chain rode.<br />
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We worked on bringing in extra paddles, the inflatable kayak and took down the tarp. Brian and Caleb put extra tie downs on the dinghy and water and fuel jugs, all in preparation of the coming storm.<br />
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Friday and Saturday, October 7-8<br />
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There was no cell service this far up the creek. On Friday we were able to get one radio station on the regular radio. We regularly checked the progress of the storm on the VHF radio channel 2.<br />
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The boys did school and we played several board games.<br />
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Brian was finally able to get rested up and get over his cold.<br />
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On Saturday morning, Brian and the boys changed the oil in the generator. We played more board games and cards.<br />
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By 6:30 Saturday evening the wind started to pick up. One gust was 48 knots.<br />
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Sunday, October 9<br />
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By three am we were in the midst of it. The boat heeled and things not totally secured in the kitchen fell over. No big deal. I picked the spilled utinsels up and put them in the sink along with the tea kettle, pressure cooker, french press, and cups.<br />
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Brian clocked the wind at 76 knots.<br />
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Through it all the anchor held and we did not drag or drift.<br />
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Later in the day while playing Monopoly, the radar reflector fell off of the mast. That was the only casualty. But even then, it was a piece of equipment Brian says we do not really need, so it was ok.<br />
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Continuing to check the weather throughout the day to see when we can safely head out. Five days without contact with family and friends was getting hard for me to deal with.<br />
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Thankfully Monday turned out to be the day!<br />
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Monday, October 10<br />
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We left at first light.<br />
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We made great time and sailed most of the way back to our sailing club near New Bern.<br />
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As soon as we got a signal on the phone we were busy calling parents and friends and returning messages.<br />
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We tied up to the T at BSC at 3pm.<br />
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Tuesday, October 11<br />
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Our dear friends, the Johnson's, had generously offered their home for laundry and to taxi us for errands. We took them up on it and Sally picked up the boys and I and we spent the day doing laundry and grocery shopping at Wal Mart. Both very much needed. Thank You Andy and Sally!!!<br />
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Late that afternoon , Brian sold our dinghy. He has been wanting a lighter weight and more rigid style. He has been searching and is considering a Walker Bay style.<br />
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So we are back at the club for awhile until we get a replacement dinghy and do a few little jobs on the boat before leaving to go to FL for the winter.<br />
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Brian is also using this time to work with Tom and Charlie on Tom and Ollie's boat. <br />
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Our thoughts and prayers are with all those affected by the flooding caused by the storm. Especially Pitt county, where Luke and Jacob are with close friends.<br />
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We left BSC about 11:30 am and sailed down the Neuse River most of the afternoon. We had a great sail until it was time to anchor in Gale Creek near the Hobucken Cut around 6:30pm.<br />
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While sailing I was down below getting dinner started. We were heeling pretty good. I had to snap a picture of the effects.<br />
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Our friends from the club, Tom and Ollie, and Charlie were not far behind us, having left after us.<br />
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We watched as a huge black cloud came toward us bringing light rain all night.<br />
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Friday, September 2<br />
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We had the anchor up at 7:35 and were anchored near Terry's place at 9:00am.<br />
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Terry's place is near the mouth of the Pamlico Sound on Goose Creek. Each Labor Day weekend he hosts a get together for club members who want to sail down.<br />
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We picked up a little hitch hiker.<br />
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Little did we know at the time that he had about a dozen friends with him.<br />
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This weekend, everyone was watching the weather closely because of the threat of tropical storm Hermine.<br />
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Once we were anchored, the boys did their school work and we had lunch.<br />
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About 1:30, we gathered dinner supplies and loaded up in the dinghy to head over to the house.<br />
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Shortly after we arrived, Terry said we were all welcome to stay in the house for the weekend, not wanting us to have to go back and forth to the rocking boats if the storm turned worse.<br />
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That night we enjoyed a delicious spaghetti dinner with our friends and some of Terry's neighbors.<br />
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Saturday, September 3<br />
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Everyone worked together to put on a big breakfast. We spent the day just hanging out and visiting.<br />
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Other friends drove down to visit and help with the big fish fry for dinner.<br />
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All together there were seven other club members plus us and the neighbors, who are now friends as well.<br />
Tom and Ollie<br />
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Benny and Carol<br />
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We feasted on fried flounder, homemade hush puppies, cole slaw, shrimp, and various desserts.<br />
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We stayed overnight in the house again.<br />
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Sunday was much the same as Saturday. Working together on meals and visiting and doing jobs for Terry.<br />
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That evening was the grilled chicken dinner. Another feast where no one left hungry.<br />
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There was the grilled chicken, boiled potatoes, cole slaw, plus various items folks brought to add to the meal.<br />
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The men started grilling about 4:00pm.<br />
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While dinner was cooking, a family of one of the neighbors arrived, and they had kids close to the boys ages.<br />
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The son taught Caleb and Nathan to catch and throw with La Cross sticks.<br />
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Since we planned to leave early the next morning, we headed back to the boat around 7:30pm.<br />
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Monday, September 5<br />
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We got the anchor up around 7:20am and headed north.<br />
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We made it across the Pamlico Sound, further up the ICW and across the Alligator Sound to New River, statute mile 61 on the ICW.<br />
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It was a full day, 91 miles.<br />
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We carefully anchored among the crab pots and went to bed.<br />
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Tuesday, September 6<br />
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Anchor up at 6:40 am and followed the ICW to Norfolk/Portsmouth, VA. We anchored in the anchorage near the hospital at 4:00pm.<br />
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This was a 61 mile day.<br />
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Wednesday, September 7<br />
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We moved from the anchorage around the corner to the free tie up wall at the ferry dock.<br />
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Another little frog popped out to say hi. The boys kept busy grabbing them and tossing them into the water or on the dock and watched them climb the wall.<br />
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Brian rode the bike to the store and got a new fuse for the alternator. The old one had blown. <br />
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After the boys finished their school work, we all walked around town and spent some time at the library.<br />
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We also decided it was time to defrost the ice box. The buildup had gotten pretty bad.<br />
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After a few hours we were able to pry most of it off.<br />
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Thursday, September 8<br />
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We untied from the wall and stopped over to Tidewater Marina for fuel and to top off the water tanks.<br />
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Another fuse blew, so he bought and installed a new one.<br />
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We sailed out across the bay and made it to Cape Charles at 3:00 pm.<br />
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We had wanted to visit Cape Charles anyway, but midway into our journey, it became a necessity to stop there.<br />
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When the new shaft was installed in Oriental, it was not properly sealed and we were taking on water. Too much of that and we would start to sink.<br />
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The other issue was trouble with the electrical system. <br />
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We tied up to the dock at Cape Charles Yacht Center.<br />
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After checking everything over, it was determined we would need to be hauled out to do some of the repairs. They scheduled us for Saturday morning.<br />
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The sunset that evening was georgous.<br />
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Friday, September 9<br />
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That morning I did laundry on the dock and the boys and Brian helped wring it out and hung on the life lines to dry.<br />
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Brian rode to the hardware store and bought weather stripping for the icebox and refrigerator. He came back and installed it. Our freezer shouldn't get so built up with ice now.<br />
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The boys scrubbed the cockpit.<br />
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That evening we walked to town and stopped at the Brown Dog Ice Cream shop only to find it was closed. It had been highly recommended and we were a bit disappointed.<br />
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We walked a few doors down and found a specialty store that sold it in pints, so we handed over $8, grabbed four spoons and headed for the beach.<br />
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We chose the flavor Muddy Hummock. It was dark chocolate ice cream with chocolate covered almonds. It was very rich and tasty<br />
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Walking back from the beach, we found a pizza place called Dead Rise Pies, after the dead rise style boats used in crabbing and fishing, and stopped in for a pie.<br />
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The boys and I had fun playing giant Jenga and giant Connect Four.<br />
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Saturday, September 10<br />
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The boat was hauled out at 11:45 and the area near the shaft was re-fiberglassed. We were to spend the night in the slings while the fibergalss cured.<br />
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That evening, the boys and I walked to the park for a free concert.<br />
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The guys had a blast at the playground with a bunch of other kids. Caleb became the designated swing pusher and merry-go-round spinner for the younger crowd.<br />
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Sunday, September 11<br />
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We remembered this day 15 years ago.<br />
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Our boat was lowered back into the water and we tied back up to the dock.<br />
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Brian and I borrowed the Yacht Center's van and went into town and had chinese for lunch and picked up a few things at the Food Lion next door.<br />
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That evening was another beautiful sunset.<br />
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Monday, September 12<br />
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A new voltage regulator was installed to replace the failed old one.<br />
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The boys did school. Brian and Caleb discovered a long piece of rope attached to something in the water. They worked at pulling it up, but whatever it was attached to was firmly stuck at the bottom. Brian took the kayak out and cut it so that other boats would not get tangled up in it.<br />
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After dinner we walked to the beach and watched the sun set. <br />
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Tuesday, September 13<br />
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Exciting Day! One of the main reasons we have been trying all summer to get back to the Chesapeake was to take our friends sailing.<br />
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When we were here last year, Paige had a broken leg and could not go. She has been patiently waiting and today was the day.<br />
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Paige and three of her boys arrived a little after 11am. We ate lunch then threw off the dock lines and went out into the Bay.<br />
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It was a nice calm sail and so good to catch up with the first friends we made after moving to Kinston.<br />
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After sailing awhile, we came back to the dock and headed to the beach to swim.<br />
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Wednesday, September 14<br />
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With the repairs all done, it was time to move on. We left the dock at 6:45 am and had a good sail across the bay to Deltaville, VA. We anchored in Jackson Creek at 12:55pm.<br />
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After lunch, Brian and Caleb put the dinghy in the water and went to see what they could see.<br />
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Not much, it turned out. They came back shortly, and we decided to move on north the next day.<br />
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Thursday, September 15<br />
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We pulled anchor and headed out at 7:45am.<br />
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A few minutes later there was a huge jolt. We had run aground in the middle of the channel. Brian expertly got us off and we stuck a bit closer to the mark. Storms can cause shoaling and I guess that is what had happened. <br />
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Shortly after that, Brian discovered trouble again with the electrical system. We decided it would be best to go back to Cape Charles and get it looked at before pushing further north.<br />
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It was a rough and rolly ride. Thankfully it calmed down after a while, but that is not the kind of sailing I enjoy.<br />
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We arrived back at Cape Charles at 1:45pm.<br />
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Jake met us at the dock and helped us tie up, then he and Brian checked things over.<br />
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It was determined the alternator was shot. He took it off and was going to take it to a shop to be rebuilt.<br />
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So here we are. Thankfully Cape Charles is a friendly little town and you can't beat the sunsets. <br />
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Not sure how long it takes to rebuild an alternator, but hopefully after is it done and reinstalled we can continue on.<br />
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Brian and Caleb finish pressure washing the deck. Then Brian and I took the truck to the post office and then on to Jacksonville to the Home Depot for project supplies.<br />
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We got deck stain and paint with all the paraphernalia and an assortment of flowers for planting two big pots.<br />
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That evening Brian helped bread fish for frying for dinner. <br />
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We also had some fresh garden tomatoes that Geri had given us. <br />
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Tuesday, August 2<br />
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Brian worked on installing new speakers in Erica's jeep and I worked on staining the deck stairs.<br />
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Wednesday, August 3<br />
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Brian installed the old radio back in the jeep, the new one was defective.<br />
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I worked on staining until it started to rain.<br />
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The boys and Steve went a couple blocks over to a boat ramp to pull out the neighbor's boat. Coming out of the water, an axle broke on the trailer. The rest of the day was spent chasing parts to repair it.<br />
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I went to the store and picked up dinner supplies and worked on cooking.<br />
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They finally got the parts and repair done and came in late for dinner.<br />
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Thursday, August 4<br />
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I worked on finishing the deck staining.<br />
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Brian got sick with a stomach bug, so late in the afternoon we all went back to the boat.<br />
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We could have stayed in Swansboro longer and done more work, but it was time to move on.<br />
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We are so thankful for the Parnell's friendship and hospitality. <br />
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Friday, August 5<br />
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We pulled the anchor up at 11am. We had to wait for high tide. We motored back to Spooner's Creek near Morehead City.<br />
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That evening we walked to Wal-Mart and got reprovisioned.<br />
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Saturday, August 6<br />
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This was Brian and my 22nd wedding anniversary.<br />
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We celebrated by walking to the store for a few things. We stopped in at Hobby Lobby and he found some wooden fish to hang in the boat for more decorations. We had lunch at the Chinese Buffet, then went to WM and I got some new sandals.<br />
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Sunday, August 7<br />
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Caleb had the anchor up by 7:30 and we went to Beaufort and anchored at 9:30 near the Town Creek Marina.<br />
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On the other side of where we were is the new bridge in process.<br />
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We spent most of the day doing water runs, filling the jerry jugs and then pouring them into the tanks.<br />
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That afternoon, we went into town and walked around and spent a couple hours at the Maritime Museum.<br />
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Monday, August 8<br />
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Brian and the boys cleaned the hull of the boat and the waterline. <br />
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We pulled anchor around 12:30 and went around the corner to Taylor's Creek. We reanchored at 12:55.<br />
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Brian got out his hooka system and cleaned the bottom of the boat. There was already a lot of new growth from sitting 3 weeks.<br />
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We all swam close to the boat to cool off. There is a strong current in the creek. Caleb and I had fun swimming against it to the bow of the boat, then letting it carry us back to the stern.<br />
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That evening we were treated to the sight of about 30 wild horses munching dinner on Carrot Island.<br />
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We encountered bad noseeum's in the pre-dawn hours, even with all the screens in. So we had the anchor up and were on our way by 7:50am.<br />
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Going down Adam's Creek on our way to Oriental, we pulled off to the side and Brian and Caleb moved the dinghy from being towed to up onto the deck.<br />
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We reached SailCraft at 1:30pm.<br />
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We came to do a bottom job, get the engine trouble fixed once and for all, have some thru hulls filled in, replace the propeller and had a new shaft made. He had a new plate made so the anchor would not hit the hull when it is being lowered and raised.<br />
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When we arrived and got tied up, we did a few little housekeeping jobs, then went swimming. We also were able to plug into shore power and have the AC on to cool down the boat.<br />
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Jim, the mechanic started work on the engine trouble.<br />
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I did laundry and made a new batch of kombucha.<br />
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Thursday, August 11<br />
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Brian bought some stain and touched up a back board behind the table. Then he and the boys worked on cleaning the keel bolts and painting them to prevent rust.<br />
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Later, we swam again.<br />
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Friday, August 12<br />
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It was time for the boat to get hauled out of the water.<br />
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They used the lines to pull it into place and the slings slid under. Then Alan raised it up and pulled forward onto the land. They power washed the bottom, then moved it into our spot. After blocking it and attaching the ladder, they backed it out of the slings and we were set for the next two weeks.<br />
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We certainly got our exercise going up and down the 12 foot ladder several times each day. We had running water on the boat but could not let any go down the drains, so we had tubs to catch it for teeth brushing. I loaded up dirty dishes and washed them in the bathroom each day.<br />
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The next job was to scrape off barnacle residue so the new paint will go on smooth.<br />
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While we were working on that, work was started on filling in the unneccessary thru hulls. Thru hulls are the drains where grey water comes out.<br />
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Since we converted to a composting toilet, we did not need the thru hull in the aft head (bathroom) or a couple other ones.<br />
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Brian had met another livaboard couple at the yard to get work done.<br />
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Larry and Candy from S/V Saphira. They were needing to go back to TN for a week to take care of some family business.<br />
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They generously gave us the food from their refrigerator so it would not spoil and offered to let us sleep on their boat at night while it was still in the water and hooked up to AC. We took them up on their generous offer for two nights before their boat got hauled out.<br />
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Saturday, August 13<br />
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Geri brought the boys down for a visit!<br />
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The guys all swam and had fun in the pool.<br />
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Geri and I went to the boat to fix lunch and bring to the shelter.<br />
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She also brought us a gift of cookies and toiletries. We were able to share with some others in the yard and be stocked for ourselves.<br />
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Sunday, August 14<br />
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We started painting the first of two coats on the hull of the boat.<br />
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A day or two after we arrived, one of the livaboards at the marina, Larry, lost his pet dog to a stroke or heart attack.<br />
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Sunday evening, he and some friends had a musical tribute to her. Larry is the sax player.<br />
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Monday. August 15<br />
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We finish painting the bottom of the boat with the second coat.<br />
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They pull the propeller off and remove the shaft. There is some drama over finding a replacement propeller. A brand new one would have to be made and take 8-12 weeks and be very expensive. Alan, the yard owner, finds that he has one that is the right size and gives Brian a good deal on it. God is Good!<br />
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Tuesday, August 16<br />
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Brian moves the jack stands to paint where they were.<br />
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Wednesday, August 17<br />
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The boys and I go ahead and start the new school year. It is a little earlier than I had planned, but it gives us something to do.<br />
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The rest of the week is spent doing school in the morning and early afternoon, then having lunch and swimming.<br />
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At some point in the week Brian ordered a new inexpensive cruising bike off the internet. It is scheduled for delivery on Monday. His old bike was getting worn out and needs a new spoke and wheel realignment.<br />
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Monday, August 22<br />
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We do school in the morning and watch for the UPS truck. Once it comes, the boys help Brian assemble the new bike.<br />
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Thursday, August 25 <br />
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In the afternoon, we are put back in the slings so Brian can paint the bottom of the keel. We spend the night in the slings.<br />
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Friday, August 26<br />
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It is Brian's Dad's 71 Birthday! Happy Birthday, Dad!<br />
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We are put back in the water and Jim and Brian do last minute checks to make sure the engine is how it should be.<br />
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By the time we settle up for our stay it is early evening. Alan says we are welcome to stay over and leave in the morning. So we enjoy the cool of the pool and do a last load of laundry.<br />
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Saturday, August 27<br />
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We leave a little before 7am to head up the river to BSC.<br />
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Geri and the boys come for another visit. It is a short and sweet visit. They had to get back for another commitment and get Luke to work on time.<br />
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I can't say enough what it means to me for Geri to take the time for these visits.<br />
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We are planning to go to New Bern tomorrow and get reprovisioned and hang out a few days. Then we will head for the Pamlico Sound and spend the weekend with BSC friends.<br />
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After that, we hope to be heading up to the Chesapeake for a few weeks.<br />
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Caleb and Nathan returned our Redbox movie. When they got back to the boat, we pulled anchor and headed for Swansboro. We left about 9:15 and anchored down near the bridge at 12:20pm.<br />
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That evening after dinner, we went in search of the Geo Cashe treasure Caleb pulled up on his phone.<br />
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We visited a local church in town called One Harbor Church. It was good to be back in church again. On the boat, we usually pull up a sermon to listen to online. But there is just something about being in church in person, joining the singing, meeting new people, listening to a live message. We really enjoyed it.<br />
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That afternoon, Steve met Brian at the docks and came back to the boat. He rode with us as we moved the boat to anchor closer to their house.<br />
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Our boat is in the top left corner of the picture. We cross the ICW and come up the creek to their dock.<br /><br />
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We got the boat anchored and all piled in the dinghy. It was dead low tide, so the last few yards getting to their dock was spent paddling through the mud in just a few inches of water.<br />
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We judge the tide by the level of water on the oyster beds.<br />
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We made it. Hopped onto the dock and gave Regina a big hug.<br />
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Brian and Regina had worked together at Spirit. She and Steve have become great friends. We came to spend some time helping them with projects while waiting on parts to come in for our boat.<br />
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One of the main projects was for Brian to help get a van up and running. Steve had bought it from a friend to help her pay her husbands funeral expenses.<br />
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That evening, Steve took Brian and the boys clamming nearby.<br />
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Steve taught us how to eat some raw with a shot of lemon juice and hot sauce. They were very tasty! <br />
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Monday, July 18<br />
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While Steve and Regina were at work, we stayed at the house and did little jobs.<br />
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The van got delivered and Brian set to work on it.<br />
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We thought he would just need to replace the fuel injectors, but it turned out the replacements were a different style than the originals.<br />
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So Brian had to do some research and make some phone calls and finally order adapters.<br />
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Caleb and Nathan also organized the tool shed.<br />
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Tuesday, July 19<br />
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While waiting on the van parts, we continued to work around the house. Brian did some mowing and weed eating and I worked in the house. <br />
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In the afternoon, we all worked on starting to clear brush from around the edge of the water.<br />
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Wednesday, July 20<br />
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Steve was off work, so he was at the house to work with Brian and the boys.<br />
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They changed the blades and oil in the mower and made a repair to the deck.<br />
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On Steve's outboard engine, they replaced the spark plugs and installed a new fuel tank.<br />
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The van got a new battery, oil change, and wash.<br />
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That afternoon I did a small grocery shop for both of our families at the Piggly Wiggly.<br />
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Thursday, July 21<br />
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Brian replaced the fuel pump on Grace.<br />
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Brian and the boys worked very hard on removing the old lettering off of the van. They did this using a heat gun and scraper.<br />
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That evening, Brian, Steve, Nathan and Caleb set nets out . Apparently the law is that you can set fishing nets out at sunset, but they have to be retrieved by sun up on the following morning.<br />
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We had pizza for dinner and stayed over at the house rather than going back to the boat, since the guys would have to get up so early the next morning.<br />
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Friday, July 22<br />
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At 6am Caleb and Steve went to retrieve the nets. They had caught 3 flounder.<br />
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Steve was working from home that day and only had 1 appointment. Before the client arrived, he taught Caleb how to throw a cast net.<br />
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The rest of the day was spent dismantling a shelving unit from the van and cleaning out the inside.<br />
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Steve, Brian and the boys made a bon fire to burn the shelves as well as the remaining brush from around the water that they cut down.<br />
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That evening, Steve, Regina, and Brian went to go look at a bed set from craigslist. They did not get it.<br />
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When they got home, we had a great dinner of fried flounder, fries, coleslaw and squash.<br />
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While eating dinner, we watched one of Regina's favorite movies, The Goonies.<br />
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Saturday, July 23<br />
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Brian and Steve pressure washed half of their deck.<br />
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That afternoon we all piled into the truck and went to some thrift shops.<br />
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When we got back, Brian and Steve installed the adapters and got the van running!!<br />
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For dinner, we had grilled hamburgers, fries, and Regina's famous homemade pound cake covered in strawberries and vanilla ice cream.<br />
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Sunday, July 24<br />
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We all attended church together, again at One Harbor Church. Great service.<br />
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Then we drove to Beaufort to look at another bed set from craigslist. It wasn't the right fit for what they were wanting.<br />
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We then went to the Mexican restaurant. When there wasn't that many people inside, we figured we had gotten there after the church lunch rush. After sitting at our table a few minutes, we realized why there were not many customers. The A/C was on the fritz and it was downright hot in there.<br />
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But we were so hungry, we stayed and enjoyed sharing fajita's.<br />
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Back at the house, Regina got a call on another bed set in Elizabeth City.<br />
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We left the boys at the house to hang out with Erica, Steve and Regina's daughter. It was going to be a three hour trip each way.<br />
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We made it to the house and at first glance the furniture looked like it might work, but upon closer inspection, it was beat up and the owners were not up front about it.<br />
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But while we were there we saw this neat building.<br />
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In WWII, blimps from this station would patrol the over the waters of the coast searching for German Uboats.<br />
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Back on the road coming home, we began looking for a place to eat a late dinner. We were near the town of Windsor, NC. Most places were closed, but we found this restaurant that was still open.<br />
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We started with fried pickles.<br />
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Then each couple shared a stromboli. <br />
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This was just half of one, and it covered the entire plate. It was delicious and filling.<br />
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We got back to the house a little after 10pm. Erica, Dane, and the boys had ordered a pizza and had a fun evening together.<br />
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This day was spent doing laundry and packing for our camping trip to the mountains.<br />
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Steve and Regina generously loaned us a car and the use of their lot in the Blue Ridge mountains.<br />
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Tuesday, July 26<br />
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We had the car packed and left the house at 5:40am. We drove to New Bern to get camping supplies out of our trailer at the club, then put Charlotte, NC into the GPS and headed out.<br />
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Ever since we moved to NC over 4 years ago, I have wanted to visit the Billy Graham Library. We finally had an opportunity and we took advantage of it. We were not disappointed.<br />
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We arrived about 2pm.<br />
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We visited the Graham family house first. It had been moved a few miles from it's original location.<br />
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Next we toured the library.<br />
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The tour began with Bessie, the talking cow, telling us how Billy Frank came in to milk the cows every morning and evening at 5:30.<br />
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We then went from station to station following Billy Graham's call to be an evangelist, his marriage to Ruth, and life of ministry all over the world for over 60 years.<br />
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We left around 4pm and headed the rest of the way up to the mountains.<br />
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We arrived at the lot a little after 6pm. We set up camp in the little shed, Caleb built a fire and we roasted hot dogs for dinner.<br />
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Wednesday, July 27<br />
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The view looking out from the shed.<br />
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Brian shaving<br />
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We drove to West Jefferson and toured the cheese factory.<br />
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Then we drove to Mt.Jefferson.<br />
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After driving almost to the top, we parked and followed the trail the rest of the way.<br />
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Back at camp, we went down to the New River and cooled off.<br />
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It is a popular river for tubing gently down with the current.<br />
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Back at camp, we all rested before dinner. It rained throughout the night.<br />
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Thursday, July 28<br />
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We drove to Boone and checked out the town.<br />
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We were supposed to visit Jacob at camp on the following day, but since we were already halfway there, we made arrangements to come that day.<br />
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Our GPS did not know where Plumtree,NC was, so I was texting Geri and she said to call the camp. Greg saved the day by giving us directions over the phone.<br />
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We finally made it, and it was so great to see Jacob and the Hardee's! <br />
They fed us lunch and gave us the grand tour of Teen Valley Ranch.<br />
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Jacob had planned to get baptized at some point during the week. Since we were coming a day early for a visit, Sheila, one of the directors, got it pulled together so we were able to be there and watch this amazing experience in Jacob's life.<br />
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We left TVR with happy hearts and drove back to camp.<br />
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Friday, July 29<br />
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We needed more ice for the cooler. The boys decided to hang around camp, so Brian and I got to go on an errand date.<br />
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We got the ice. Called our friends in Raleigh to set up a visit with them on our way back, stopped at the Ash County Park and walked the trail, then had lunch at Bojangles.<br />
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Back at our camp site, we went hiking and took naps. The boys and I made a final camp fire and just enjoyed being outdoors in the 74 degree weather.<br />
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Saturday, July 30<br />
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We packed up our camping gear and got the car loaded for the trip home.<br />
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On the way out of the mountains, we drove a few miles on the famous Blue Ridge Parkway.<br />
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We made it to Raleigh and the Floyd's house about noon.<br />
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We are so thankful for their friendship and wonderful hospitality! We made sandwiches for lunch, then headed for an afternoon at the pool playing Marco Polo and Sharks and Minnows, then just sitting poolside and chatting.<br />
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We enjoyed sampling homemade butter pecan, orange pineapple, peach, chocolate, blueberry, and cookie dough vanilla ice cream.<br />
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It was great to catch up with Luke and hear about how life is going for him.<br />
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God has really blessed the boys with the opportunities they have been given and the wonderful friends they are staying with.<br />
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After the social, we had to say goodbye and continue down the road.<br />
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We stopped at the club to unload a few things, then came back to Swansboro and the Parnell's.<br />
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That is it for July. We will be in Swansboro for a while longer, helping the Parnell's with projects.<br />
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All this week ETYSA has been having kids sailing camp at our sailing club, Blackbeard Sailing Club.<br />
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We were tied up at the T dock waiting on parts to come in so Brian could fix problems on our engine.<br />
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We did not think we would still be in NC, so did not sign the boys up for camp. We stayed out of the way during camp hours, but before and after camp each day, the boys got to play with friends they don't get to see very often.<br />
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In the mornings, we would walk Rugby, our friend's dog, with Katherine.<br />
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The boys got in some individual reading time.<br />
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One evening they got to sleep over in their friends tent.<br />
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I got to visit with a couple of the moms. Katherine and Michelle are sisters, and Michelle brings her two boys down each summer from Michigan to attend camp with their cousin, Lillian.<br />
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Katherine found a copy of Cooks Illustrated magazine in the clubhouse and decided we all needed to try the grilled pizza.<br />
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She made a double batch of dough and we had fun making and grilling pizzas for the young adult camp coaches and club friends.<br />
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Friday, June 1<br />
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Midmorning, the Edenton Fish Hatchery truck arrived to release 16,000 baby stripped bass into the Neuse River to replenish that particular type of fish.<br />
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When they arrived, they needed to pump Neuse water into the truck tank to get the fish acclimated. This took quite a while.<br />
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While we waited, the men were happy to answer questions and show us the size of the fish. They were about 2 inches long. It will take about 2 years for them to grow to legal catch size.<br />
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They were also up for having a little fun with Joni.<br />
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A storm was brewing, so they camp kids came in off the water, and were in time to see the actual release.<br />
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That afternoon, Katherine and Michelle took Caleb and Nathan along with their kids to the nearby fossil museum in Aurora to dig for sharks teeth. Caleb came back with these.<br />
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Saturday, July 2<br />
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Jim and Joni invited us to go to the Croaker Fest in Oriental.<br />
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We enjoyed watching the parade.<br />
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Sharing a picnic lunch<br />
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Walking around the vendor booths, and having a cool treat while waiting for the regatta to start.<br />
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When we had been in Oriental the previous week, we forgot and left Brian's bike chained up near the free dock. Another club member moved it to his real estate office for safety until we could come back for it.<br />
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On our way out of town, Caleb found a Geo Cashe he wanted to look for.<br />
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Then we stopped at a place called Picker's.<br />
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Sunday, July 3<br />
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Brian replaced a piece of cherry wood under our refrigerator that had been water damaged. <br />
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A big thank you to our good friend Charlie for finding the wood and staining it for us!<br />
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Monday, July 4<br />
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We left the dock a little after 10 am and headed up the river to New Bern.<br />
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We anchored near Union Point Park about 11:30. We swam off the back of the boat to cool off. That afternoon a storm came through with heavy rain.<br />
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A boat that had been anchored poorly near the bridge drug anchor and came around close to our boat before resetting its self. There was no one on board. Since it was finally stopped and was far enough away to be safe, we just kept an eye on it. We were not sure who we should have called if it had come closer or even hit the Cunningham Bridge or the park steps.<br />
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That evening our good friends, Andy and Sally came over to the boat for dinner and to watch the fireworks.<br />
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After dinner, another boat came in and anchored nearby. On board were three guys in their 20's. Their engine was not working and thier dinghy engine was out of fuel.<br />
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They managed to get one guy to shore, and coming back for the other guy, the driver jumped overboard and was swim-towing the dinghy back to their boat.<br />
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The fireworks started a little late due to drizzly rain, but was still a good show.<br />
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Caleb took Andy and Sally back to shore, then we pulled anchor and moved our boat to a safer spot. We did not want to be on crash watch if the manless boat drug again or the three guys boat drug in the night.<br />
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That morning, Sally picked me up and we went grocery shopping at Wal-Mart.<br />
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Brian and the boys swam at Green Springs.<br />
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When I got back, we unloaded and put away the food, had lunch and swam some more.<br />
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About 3pm we pulled anchor and headed back to the club.<br />
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That morning we decided to bring the tv, dvd player, and wall antenna onto the boat. We got everything installed and secured. To make room for it, I pared waay down on my plastic ware storage containers, which needed to be done anyway.<br />
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We left the dock around 8:30am and headed to Cape Lookout. We had good wind on the Neuse and Adam's Creek, but once we got to the ocean, we got into 30-40 mph winds and 6ft waves. <br />
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We made it into the bight and anchored closer to the lighthouse side about 6:45pm.<br />
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We dinghied to the lighthouse, walked around and swam at the beach.<br />
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We did not go up in the lighthouse, although we could have for a hefty fee. $8 for adults and $4 for kids.<br />
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We went back to the boat for lunch and a nap. Later on Facebook, I read that our friends, the Talbert's, had arrived in the bight. They are coming back from a 20 month trip cruising south to 13 countries on their sailboat. I contacted them that we were there too. They arrived all out of water due to a leak in their system.<br />
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We said we would pull anchor and and bring them our jerry jugs. While pulling the anchor in high winds, our windlass handle fell overboard. On our way over, we ran aground on a sand bar. Brian was able to get us off and we anchored nearby. Bill came over for the water, then they were all going to bed early after having a rough time on the ocean.<br />
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After dinner we went to the beach for an evening walk and swim. Walking along the beach, we found a broken parasailing handle with a bunch of tangled cordage strewn on the sand.<br />
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Brian and Caleb took apart the handle and cord and the handle worked great as the replacement.<br />
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Brian free dove and worked on cleaning the bottom of the boat. <br />
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Later we went to the beach. The boys found some wonderful sea creatures.<br />
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A conch, large sand dollar, and hermit crab.<br />
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That evening the Talbert's came over for dinner. We were enjoying their stories of their adventures so much, I forgot to take any pictures!<br />
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That evening, strong winds over 40 mph and rain came and we ended up dragging anchor. Brian was monitoring it and was ready to start the engine if need be, but since we were dragging away from the other boats, he let it go and it reset its self.<br />
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Saturday, July 9<br />
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That morning on our way to the beach, a dinghy from another boat met us and said they had kids too. We spent the day visiting with the parents while the kids played. <br />
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They are a family of four living on a 46 ft catamaran named Izula.<br />
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That evening Phil showed us how to netcast for bait fish. He then invited us over for some fishing from their boat.<br />
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We popped some popcorn to share and headed over. The boys were excited to show our guys their boat and play some more.<br />
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Shortly after we arrived Phil caught a little shark!<br />
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They had also invited folks from another boat anchored nearby to stop over. They brought a dish of fresh ceveche made from a fish they had caught earlier. <br />
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That is when lemon or lime juice is used to "cook" the fish without any heat. It was very good.<br />
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Sunday, July 10<br />
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The generator feeds the air compressor, giving him air to breathe through the hose.<br />
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That evening we walked on the ocean side at low tide.<br />
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Monday, July 11<br />
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The weather was forecast to be a rainy week, so we prepared to be stuck inside awhile by cleaning the cabin of the boat. shaking rugs, sweeping...<br />
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We also inflated one of the kayaks to catch rainwater for rinsing the salt out of our suits.<br />
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The boys and I set up for a long game of Monopoly.<br />
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And we just got a light shower with not much rain.<br />
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Tuesday, July 12<br />
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We just hung out at the beach. I gathered some shells for a picture. I wanted to show the colors of The Wordless Book. A simple way to show the Gospel.<br />
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Black = sin<br />
Red = Christ's blood shed on the cross<br />
White = sins washed white as snow<br />
Gold = streets of gold in heaven<br />
Green = grow in Christ by reading the Bible and praying<br />
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Wednesday, July 13<br />
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Brian, Caleb, and Nathan cleaned and waxed half of the hull.<br />
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We took our evening walk and swim at the beach.<br />
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Having been at Lookout for a full week, we decided it was time to move on.<br />
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We pulled anchor at 9am and reached Spooner's Creek at 12:40 pm.<br />
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Many years ago there was a marina back in the creek. It is now condos and an upper class neighborhood. But cruisers can still anchor and reprovision at the Wal-Mart and other stores that are just a short 1/2 mile walk away.<br />
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If you are familiar with Morehead City, it is just passed highway 24, and the strip mall is the one with Shore Decore in it.<br />
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We did a small shop at Wal-Mart and also bought new tarps to help shade the boat and be able to keep the hatches open when it is raining.<br />
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Our Weather Underground app on the phone said that it was 90 degrees but felt like 120 degrees! <br />
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Friday, July 15<br />
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Brian took the bike to shore and got some replacement parts at West Marine. When he came back he replaced some clamps on the engine.<br />
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Then we all went to look around at some of the shops and enjoy their air conditioning.<br />
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Later in the afternoon, the boys and I went to Wal-Mart and got a Redbox movie and icecream.<br />
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During the movie we got a short heavy rain which really helped to cool things off.<br />
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Leathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06783218561569021933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5690623195844351456.post-81768224251870173772016-06-29T15:02:00.000-05:002016-06-29T15:02:13.704-05:00June 2016 BSC, New Bern, Raleigh, South River, Oriental, BSCWednesday, June 1<br />
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The boys and I were still at the club while Brian and Bill were enroute bringing Non-Linear back from Florida.<br />
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Jim and Joni took us on a day trip to Morehead and Beaufort,NC.<br />
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We stopped at a consignment store and the boys found a rip stick. It is like a skateboard, but with only two wheels. Much more balance needed. A friend from Kinston has one and they were excited to find this one. <br />
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They practiced in the parking lot and along the shops in Beaufort while Joni and I popped in and out of the stores.<br />
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Last stop was for ice cream at the General Store.<br />
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Friday, June 3<br />
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With rainy weather, it was a quiet evening in the clubhouse.<br />
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Charlie had left the boys a bag of cookie mix, so they made those together, then we made personal pizzas for dinner.<br />
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Saturday, June 4<br />
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That afternoon, Andy and Sally picked us up and drove us back to their house for a cookout.<br />
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They generously let us bring our laundry to use their machine.<br />
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They taught us to play chicken foot dominoes, a very fun game!<br />
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Dinner was a delicious blowout of burgers, potato salad, baked beans, chips, and brownies for dessert.<br />
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After that big meal, Sally, Caleb and I went for a walk. When we returned, this is what we found.<br />
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Andy and Nathan reclining and watching original Incredible Hulk episodes.<br />
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Sunday, June 5<br />
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Brian called early in the morning, saying they would arrive around noon. They made amazing time coming back.<br />
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They had left Vero Beach, FL on Tuesday afternoon. They went out with the tide at Ft. Pierce, did three overnights on the ocean, came in at Cape Fear, back out at Masonboro, and in again at Beaufort, and back to Black Beard Sailing Club.<br />
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Between Masonboro and Beaufort, they trailed a fishing line and caught this Crevalle Jack Fish.<br />
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Bill processed it, and brought us the fillets to cook.<br />
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They arrived an hour early, at 11am.<br />
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Monday, June 6<br />
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With Brian back safely, we pulled anchor about 11am and headed up to New Bern. We anchored off of Union Point around 2pm.<br />
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It was a rainy morning, so we just stayed on the boat. That afternoon we moved over to Persimmons for fuel. The store had gotten struck by lightening the night before, so the pumps were out, but they let us stay tied up while we went ashore to grocery shop.<br />
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Sally picked the boys and I up and dropped Nathan and me off at Wal-Mart. She and Caleb went to Betteries Plus to drop off a couple things. They met us back at WM, we finished, got an ice cream cone, then picked up Caleb's phone that had needed the screen replaced.<br />
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Back at the boat, we unloaded all the groceries, then motored back to BSC so we could look at a boat that evening.<br />
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The boat turned out to be too much of a fixer upper. But the couple was nice and their little three year old son was a cutie.<br />
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Wednesday, June 8<br />
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Brian gave himself a hair cut and the boys and I did laundry. That afternoon, our friend, Archer arrived back from Ocracoke. He shared his homemade pasta suace with us, so we had spaghetti for dinner.<br />
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Thursday, June 9<br />
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We sold one of two bikes on Craigslist.<br />
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That afternoon, we left to go back to New Bern after getting fuel at NW Creek Marina.<br />
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Friday, June 10<br />
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We moved the boat to the free day dock at Grand Marina.<br />
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While there, our fresh water pump decided to quit. Brian got on his bike and rode to West Marine to buy a new one. Nathan and I took all the empty bottles and jugs we could find and filled them at the hotel, not knowing how long we would be without water on the boat.<br />
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It is a more powerful one than the old one. Because of that, it kept throwing the breaker if it ran for more than 30 seconds. But it was great to have running water again.<br />
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That evening we went to a free movie in the park. A local church put it on. They even had free lemon aide, popcorn, and icee pops.<br />
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We decided to try a new anchorage, just past the rail road tracks in Bridgeton.<br />
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It was a beautiful area, with a small public park near by with a fishing dock to tie our kayaks up to. The water level was low, making it a little tricky to get in and out of the kayaks, but we made it work.<br />
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We walked with the boys over to Nelson's Blueberry Farm to the U-Pick section. Unfortunately, they had a big run on pickers the day before and that part was closed for a week to allow more blueberries to grow. We bought a pint of prepackaged and ate them as a snack on our walk back to the boat.<br />
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We also stopped at the Redbox and using a free code got the movie Risen to watch that evening.<br />
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Sunday, June 12<br />
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That morning, Brian and I walked back to the gas station and returned the movie.<br />
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Back at the boat, we got ready to pull up the anchor and go to Green Springs to swim for the afternoon.<br />
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We anchored closeby and the boys wasted no time jumping overboard and swimming over.<br />
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The phone rang before Brian and I could leave to kayak over. Our friends, Jim and Joni were calling to see if they could kidnap me for the week and take me to Raleigh. Brian gave the ok and we made plans for them to pick me up in a few hours.<br />
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We went over and swam a while, then I came back to pack a bag and gather laundry to wash while there.<br />
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They drove over to Green Springs around 4 and we gave them the grand tour. I gave the boys and Brian and hug goodbye. They stayed overnight and swam again the next morning before pulling anchor and returning to the club, where a mechanic was supposed to meet them on Tuesday to fix the engine's oil leak.<br />
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On the drive back to Raleigh, we stopped at McCalls for dinner.<br />
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Monday, June 13<br />
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I did our laundry and spent the afternoon at the pool with Joni.<br />
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Tuesday, June 14<br />
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We went to a large thrift store that is run by one of the local churches.<br />
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Afterwards, we stopped for lunch at Sweet Tomatoes. Before going in, Jim and Joni posed by a cool car.<br />
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After lunch, we window shopped at the mall until it was time to head to the movie theater. We saw "Now You See Me 2". It was a great movie.<br />
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Back at the club, the mechanic started to work on the engine and decided it would be too much and backed out of the job.<br />
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Brian had another club member and mechanic, Bill Zlobl take a look. He was very encouraging and talked Brian through what parts he needed and how to do it himself.<br />
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Brian got the parts on order.<br />
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Wednesday, June 15<br />
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We mainly stayed around the house. Later we did a Costco and Kroger run for dinner supplies.<br />
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We had shrimp cooked in beer, old bay, and water; corn on the cob, and a tomato/avocado salad.<br />
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After dinner, Joni was about to dump the cooking liquid and I jumped up and stopped her. Too much flavor in that to waste! We challenged each other to come up with a recipe together to use it the next night.<br />
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Thursday, June 16<br />
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Joni took me to some of her favorite shops in Raleigh. A giant shoe warehouse, and a top of the line consignment clothes store. We had fun trying on shoes and outfits, but didn't end up buying anything.<br />
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For dinner that night, we decided to use the shrimp cooking liquid to boil pasta in. That really infused a lit of flavor. Then we added cooked chicken, olives, dice tomatoes, feta cheese, butter, and mushrooms.<br />
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Friday, June 17<br />
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We packed up to come back to the club. Sydney, the cat was given her car sickness pill, and was letting it take affect.<br />
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In Goldsboro, we stopped at one more thrift store called Second Fling. It is a huge store and very well organized.<br />
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We got back to the club close to lunch time. Brian and the boys were upstairs eating. I loved my mini vacation, but it was so great to see them again!<br />
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That evening Caleb and Nathan washed our friends, Tom and Ollie's truck as a welcome back gift. They, along with another friend, Doug, were returning that evening after being gone 8 months cruising.<br />
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Saturday, June 18<br />
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Another member, seeing the boys wash the truck, hired them to wash his van.<br />
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Brian went sailing with George, Ken, and Charlie, on Raga, George's boat.<br />
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Sunday, June 19<br />
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Father's Day!<br />
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Brian and Tom Foster ended up making the gasket themselves and fixing the oil leak. The parts on order had still not come in.<br />
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That afternoon, Geri brought her boys and our two oldest down for a visit. It was a great day.<br />
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Monday, June 20<br />
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The boys and I went through the school books in the trailer and pulled everything for the new semester in the fall.<br />
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Geri had brought us an abundance of goodies from her garden, so we shared a much as we could and still had plenty of zucchini to use ourselves.<br />
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That night for dinner we had zoodles and shrimp. I also made a mock apple pie, using zucchini slices in place of the apples.<br />
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Tuesday, June 21<br />
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We left midmorning with Jim and Joni on their boat, Salty, and ours, Grace, to sail down to South River.<br />
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We anchored about 3:30pm. That evening, they came over for sundowners and appetizers.<br />
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The original plan was to spend one night in South River, then get up the next morning and go on the Cape Lookout. The weather and wind were such, that we decided to just stay put.<br />
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Wednesday, June 22<br />
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Jim and Joni came over and helped Brian scrape the growth off the bottom of our boat. As far as could be reached from in the water.<br />
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That evening we went to their boat for sundowners and appetizers. Afterward, the boys and I loaded up in their dinghy and Brian sailed his Hobie over to an old cemetery.<br />
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Rather than head straight back to BSC, we decided to stop in Oriental. We were able to get spots at the free docks. Once tied up and settled, we had lunch and then wandered around town, ending at The Bean for ice cream.<br />
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Friday, June 24<br />
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It was so very hot, Jim and Joni decided to head back to the club and the air conditioning. The heat was taking a toll on both Sydney and Jim.<br />
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We stayed another night.<br />
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Brian worked on the engine. I baked zucchini bread for the shrimparoo the next day.<br />
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We got tired of blowing the fuse every time we turned on the water faucet, so Brian bought and installed a new fuse. Problem solved!<br />
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Late in the afternoon, we packed a picnic supper and headed to the little beach to cool off.<br />
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Saturday, June 25<br />
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We left Oriental early in the morning about 7:30. Part way back to BSC Brian discovered a major leak, and bailed water a few times in between trying to stop the leak.<br />
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We made it back safely around 10:45am. <br />
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Turns out the raw water exhaust connector broke.<br />
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He got on the computer and ordered a new part.<br />
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He also helped Jim fix a water leak they had on their boat.<br />
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That is the great thing about our club. Everyone helps everyone. There are so many people who have experience in so many areas, all you have to do is ask and there is bound to be someone with the right answer and willingness to get their hands dirty right along with you to fix the problem. <br />
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Meanwhile, everyone was getting ready for the annual Shrimparoo.<br />
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Nathan spending time with Rugby, our friends, the Princes' dog.<br />
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Sunday, June 26<br />
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We listened to church on the deck.<br />
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Monday, June 27<br />
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This was the beginning of the second kids sailing camp. Since we were not planning on being here, we did not sign the boys up. We do our best to stay out the way during camp hours, but in the early morning, late afternoon and evenings, they love playing with friends they don't get to see very often.<br />
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Katherine told Caleb about Geo Cashing. He looked up a website and found one nearby. After dinner we all walked and the kids rode bikes and he found it!<br />
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Tuesday, May 3<br />
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Rainy day. We were thankful we made the decision to come in the night before rather than come in during rain.<br />
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Wednesday, May 4<br />
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My friend, Geri, came early to pick up the boys and I. We went back to their house and just enjoyed being back with friends! <br />
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We finally got to meet Dixon, their new puppy.<br />
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They treated us to lunch at Golden Corral.<br />
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Meanwhile, back at the club, Brian was working on Steve's outboard engine with the help of Ed, the engine guru at the club.<br />
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Thursday, May 5<br />
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I went with Geri to the Grifton Assisted Living Center, where she is the Activities director. It was Bingo day. I really enjoyed meeting some of the residents and helping out.<br />
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After a morning of Bingo, we went back tot he house. Another friend, came out and took all of us to the Mexican restaurant in Ayden.<br />
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That evening was the monthly birthday party at the rest home for residents who had May birthdays. Geri, Coleman, Jacob and I went.<br />
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Friday, May 6<br />
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That morning, Geri and I went to Linda's to pick up some stuff she was donating to an upcoming yard sale Geri was putting on to raise money for the rest home.<br />
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That afternoon, Geri went to work, and I stayed at the house with her dad and the boys. Len and I did some Bible study while the boys were in and out.<br />
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They were working on a shelter in the goats pen.<br />
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Using just what was around, they did a great job.<br />
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That night, Greg rented two Redbox movies. Peanuts and Norm of the North. With Daniel's famous popcorn and soda, we had a great evening.<br />
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Saturday, May 7<br />
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When we are down at the club, the older boys sometimes crew on other boats on race days. One of the members drove to Grifton that morning to pick up Caleb to crew in the race that day.<br />
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You will remember from last months post that we had left Luke in Charleston, SC with my friend and her family. With a busy month coming up, it was time for Luke to come back to us, just in time for Mother's day. <br />
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They put him on the Amtrack Train at 10am and Geri and I picked him up at the station in Wilson, NC about 2:30.<br />
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It was so good to have my boy back! He was only gone about a week and a half, but still. <br />
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He had a great time in SC and a good trip back. We went back to the house for a while and hung out before Geri brought us back down to New Bern.<br />
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Sunday, May 8<br />
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For Mother's Day Luke gave me some gifts from SC sent back with him from Kim and MaryAnn. So thoughtful of all of them!<br />
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That day, we rode bikes, napped, and had the Sunday evening potluck in the clubhouse.<br />
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Monday, May 9<br />
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We left the T dock at the club about 9:30 and sailed up to New Bern. We decided to anchor in the Trent River and had the anchor down by noon. After lunch, we all walked to Wal-Mart, about two and a half miles away.<br />
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We needed to get Luke new tubes for his bike and a new seat. We also got odds and ends you always need. Brian and Nathan got new sandals, theirs were more than worn out.<br />
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Tuesday, May 10<br />
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Brian and the older boys work on cleaning the hull of the boat. Nathan and I work on his school.<br />
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Luke had finished all his school work back in April. We decided to have his graduation that evening.<br />
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I made one of his favorite dinners and baked him an apple pie. During dinner we all went around and shared how Luke has been an encouragement and blessing to each of us throughout his life and prayed for his future. Then Brian presented him with his diploma.<br />
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Wednesday, May 11<br />
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Brian and I got up early to kayak. Later in the morning, we walked to town for a date. We went to the Chinese Buffet near Ollies. <br />
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On the way back we stopped back in to walmart. We ended up buying two bicycles that were marked down 60%. We thought they would take up less room on the rail of the boat.<br />
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That night we had movie night on the boat. We watched an old favorite, Dudley Do Right and then a few episodes of The Beverly HIllbillies.<br />
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Thursday, May 12<br />
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Family morning at Union Point. Bike riding, picnic lunch, frisbee. Brian got the propane refilled in Bridgeton. The old place near the blueberry farm closed down, but a sign said to go to the KOA camp ground, so he did. They were very friendly, and we paid the least we ever have.<br />
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Geri came and picked up Luke and Jacob at 4pm to take them to Grifton and Greenville. Jacob for the summer, and Luke to start life on land and look for a job.<br />
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Friday, May 13<br />
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Darrell Foster came to look at the engine on the boat. Gave estimate to do some repairs.<br />
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I have gotten back into making kombucha, and it was time to bottle and batch and start a new one.<br />
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Saturday, May 14<br />
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Caleb and Brian pulled the anchor up at 9:40am and we came back to the club and anchored off of C dock.<br />
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Took our laundry to the back porch of the bath house and did the laundry, then hung the clothes on the lifelines of the boat to dry.<br />
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That evening was the monthly social and potluck in the club house. The entertainment was Nautical Jepardy. It was a lot of fun.<br />
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Our team tied for second place.<br />
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Sunday, May 15<br />
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We pulled the anchor and headed back to New Bern. My aunt Mary's brother-in-law, Randy was in town on business, and we invited him to go sailing for the afternoon.<br />
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We picked him up at Union Point and had a nice sail in the Neuse all afternoon.<br />
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Afterward, he drove us to Little Caesars and we had a pic nic pizza dinner back at the park.<br />
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Monday, May 16<br />
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Caleb took Brian and a bike in the dinghy to shore so Brian could return some things to Wal Mart and he came back with snacks and a few other things.<br />
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Nathan kayaked a bit. That evening we watched a movie on the laptop.<br />
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Tuesday, May 17<br />
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We all walked around town. Then stopped and had lunch at a new place called Cilantro's. It was ok. Nice to eat out, but probably would not go back.<br />
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That evening when Randy got off work, he loaned us his car to grocery shop. We went to Greenville to the Aldi, then stopped by Geri's to visit them and the boys. We got back late, but it was worth it.<br />
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Wednesday, May 18<br />
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Rainy morning. Nathan did his school work. After lunch it cleared off some. We were all bored and decided to head back down to the club. We had great wind for sailing.<br />
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We went back because the mechanic was supposed to have the parts in and do the work towards the end of the week. That didn't happen, but still nice to be back.<br />
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We anchored again off of C dock. That night we watched a movie in the clubhouse. " The World's Fastest Indian."<br />
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Thursday, May 19<br />
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Brian and I got up early for coffee and a walk in the neighborhood. Later, Brian and Caleb cleaned the hull of the boat. Nathan did school. Family bike ride after dinner.<br />
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Friday, May 20<br />
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Brian and Caleb went with Capt. Archer to get fuel in his boat at NW Creek. I made a batch of potato salad to have later with dinner. Nathan did school.<br />
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Then Nathan and I went with Jim and Joni Floyd to Wal -Mart and then lunch at Chick-fil-A. After dinner we played 1-4-24, a dice game in the clubhouse with friends.<br />
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Saturday, May 21<br />
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Jim and Joni gave Caleb an amazing gift of a full set of foul weather gear.<br />
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Brian went sailing with a friend on one of his small boats. While they were out, Caleb and Nathan joined in helping wash the Opti fleet getting ready for summer kids sailing camps.<br />
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That evening after dinner, Jim, Joni, Brian and I went for a kayak. Later, we played Aggrivation with Charlie, Richard, Jim, and Joni.<br />
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Sunday, May 22<br />
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We had so much fun kayaking the evening before, Joni wanted to go again at sunrise. At 6:30 they knocked on our hull. We each had a lidded cup of coffee, and Joni gave each of us a Kind bar. We basically just paddled out a little bit and drank our coffee and visited. It was a great start to the morning.<br />
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Later in the morning, Brian went sailing with another friend. I got to catch up with our friends, the Princes. Katherine left a 550 piece jigsaw puzzle for us to work on during the week. <br />
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Monday, May 23<br />
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Rainy afternoon. Nathan did school in the morning. In the clubhouse, we started on the puzzle with Charlie. That night, he stayed up late and got all of the boarder completed.<br />
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Tuesday, May 24<br />
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I did laundry with Caleb and Nathan. Nathan did his school work. In the early afternoon our friend,Ben , arrived.<br />
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Ben had befriended us last summer in the grocery store in Annapolis, MD. He singlehands a 37ft Pacific Sailcraft named Loon.<br />
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He was working his way back north from the Bahama's and stopped to visit a few days.<br />
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Wednesday, May 25<br />
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Caleb has taken over Luke's boat washing business. He works hard to do a good job and follow all of the customer's request.<br />
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One customer requested his boat be washed while there was still dew on it. Caleb got up extra early and was at the boat before 6am.<br />
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Nathan did his school work.<br />
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Caleb was hired to wash a 19 ft Flying Scott. After dinner that night we watched as "Pinch" was put in the water.<br />
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It was too late to sail that evening, but we looked forward to when we would go out.<br />
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After working on the puzzle off and on with Charlie, we finished it!<br />
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Caleb washes a 32 ft Catalina. We moved our boat to the T dock to fill the tanks with water, then Nathan washed Grace with Caleb supervising.<br />
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Later Brian went to town with Chessley to get some parts from West Marine.<br />
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Before dinner, Jim and Joni took the boys and I sailing on Pinch.<br />
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Saturday, May 28<br />
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We re-anchor the boat back off of C dock. Jim and Joni take Brian and I for a sail on Pinch. Great wind and we had a good few hours.<br />
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Nathan and Caleb join the Princes on their boat in a fun race to New Bern and back.<br />
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Brian and Bill leave to head back to Raleigh to catch a flight to Fl.<br />
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Another member of our sailing club got injured while in the Islands. Bill and Charlie brought the boat to Vero Beach. Now Brian and Bill will be bringing it back to New Bern.<br />
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In the early afternoon, my friend Geri, brought her two boys and my other two guys down for a visit! She and I went on a wal mart run. Once we got back, Coleman and Luke kayaked the groceries out to the boat. They were able to stay for the Sunday evening potluck, before having to get back home. <br />
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Rainy day. We hung out in the club house. I worked on starting to hand sew some quilt blocks. In a break in the rain, Caleb washed another boat and Nathan washed a kayak.<br />
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Another day at the club. We got in a 5 mile bike ride before it started raining again.<br />
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That evening Capt. Archer and Charlie left to head to Okracoke. We stood on the dock and watched them head out.<br />
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We arrived back in Melbourne towards the end of March. We celebrated both Brian and Jacobs birthdays while there. <br />
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We anchored in a couple new places; Dragon's Point, a couple nights north of the Point in the Banana River, but ended up spending most of our time back near Indialantic. It was closer for Mom to pick us up and drop us off. We also walked to her place a few times. It was about three miles to her house.<br />
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The boys and Brian built her a ramp to the new shed one afternoon.<br />
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Most days the boys would do school in the mornings on the boat, then in the afternoons, mom would pick us up or we would walk and I would make dinner for everyone. The boys are each great about pitching in and helping.<br />
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One night I made my friend, Geri's, cabbage, bacon, noodle dinner.<br />
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Another night I did copy cat Long John Silvers fish and fries. There was leftover batter, so Caleb made onion rings.<br />
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A week or so after the ramp build, the boys and Brian replaced the wobbly back rail with a sturdy wooden one.<br />
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I know Dad would have been so proud of the boys' hard work on these projects, making things a little safer for mom.<br />
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One day while Brian was reading the news online, he saw that it was free ice cream cone day at Ben and Jerry's. There is a store close to mom's, so she took us by.<br />
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A day or two before we left, the boys were in the cockpit and saw fish near the surface. Caleb threw in a line and caught this catfish. Brian got two nice fillets out of it. Caleb wanted to give them to Grandma.<br />
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The day we left Melbourne, we took the Intracoastal Water Way, (ICW) up just past New Smryna, FL and anchored in Rockhouse Creek. This picture shows the ocean in the background. It was beautiful, be we realized too late, it was a popular place for noseeums, pesky little biting bugs.<br />
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Our next stop was St. Augustine, FL.<br />
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The next day we continued on, and ended up in between Jacksonville and Fernandina Beach. Our anchorage happened to be near this plantation. <br />
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The next morning we set out for Fernandina and meeting up with my cousin, Megan and two of her three boys. We couldn't anchor because of the strong current, so we went on up a couple miles to St. Mary's GA.<br />
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That afternoon, Megan drove over and we had a great time catching up. A three masted schooner was tied up and offering free tours that day, so we walked over and explored it.<br />
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We spent a couple days in St. Mary's. It is a beautiful little town.<br />
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Nearby is the famous Cumberland Island. Both Megan and my friend, Paige, told us we just had to go see it! We did and they were both right. We happened to go during the National Parks Free week. We spent several hours exploring, looking at ruins, wild horses, and even an armadillo!<br />
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That afternoon, we pulled anchor and headed out the inlet about 2pm. This was the beginning of two overnights on the ocean.<br />
We had a good weather window, according to the weather report, but then the wind died. To conserve fuel,we made super slow progress sailing at only 1-2 knots. At one point on the second night we even started to drift back south! Brian caught it, and we started the engine and motorsailed the rest of the way into Charleston, SC.<br />
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Early in the morning after the first night, Brian was playing Avalon, and this dolphin was swimming so close, listening too.<br />
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We got to Charleston on a Thursday. On Friday we played tourist and walked around the historic district.<br />
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We found a quaint hardware store where Brian picked up a few things for small repairs. They told us about a free movie in the park that night. We planned to go, but when we got to the dinghy to go back to the boat, the winds had kicked up and we decided to just stay in for the evening.<br />
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The cobblestone in this street is said to have been balast in English boats coming to America for goods to take back. The colonist used it to make roads. Some say if a woman was about to go into labor, she would take a ride in the carriage up and down the street to help get things started.<br />
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On Saturday, we met up with an old coworker and friend of mine. We had worked together 20 some years ago at Better Book Room in downtown Wichita,KS.<br />
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Our families met at Battery Park for a pizza picnic. <br />
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The kids had fun playing ultimate frisbee.<br />
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Brian and Norman enjoyed visiting.<br />
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And Kim and I loved catching up on all the years.<br />
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Early in the evening we went to the boat and took them for a sunset cruise.<br />
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That night she invited the boys to stay over. They were thrilled!<br />
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The boys were at the house doing laundry and watching movies.<br />
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Later that night, after we were all back on the boat, I got a text message from Kim. She asked if Luke would be interested in staying with them a while and going to the prom with Katherine. We talked it over with Luke and the next morning he decided to stay. Kim came and picked him up.<br />
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The kids had a great time at prom. Luke is continuing to stay in SC until mid May. While there he is volunteering at the Magnolia Plantation and Gardens and working on his independent studies with IT software.<br />
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One overnight and the next day we came in the Cape Fear River Inlet. We anchored for the night and the next day motored to Swansboro,NC.<br />
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This weekend was spent with a former coworker of Brian's and her husband. <br />
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Saturday morning they treated Brian and I to breakfast at Yani's.<br />
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The boys joined us on shore and we went to their house.<br />
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They have a closet size elevator!<br />
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Nathan enjoyed playing with Regan and Summer, mom and daughter poodles.<br />
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Steve is the owner of Salon Steven in downtown Kinston. He also has a shop in the lower level of their house for Swansboro customers. He offered to trim up the boys. This was their first time EVER in a salon chair. Pretty cool to have such a pro work on them.<br />
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They wanted to go sailing, so we all went back to Grace and spent a couple hours on the ICW.<br />
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After re-anchoring, they treated us to lunch at the Ice House Restaurant.<br />
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Another great meal!<br />
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After dinner, their younger daughter, Erica, sang for us. Then Steve got out his guitar and sang us a few of the songs he has written. Regina joined in. Such a talented family!<br />
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The next morning, we were hoping for a very early start, but were fogged in for an hour. A little after 7, we were able to pull the anchor and head for Morehead, Adams Creek and Oriental,NC<br />
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We made it to Oriental about 3pm. We looked at a custom built catamaran and had a nice visit with the owners. <br />
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Originally we were going to overnight there, but after looking at the forecast, which called for storms the next day, we went ahead and made for New Bern and Blackbeard Sailing Club. We arrived at 11pm, tied up and went to bed.<br />
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It is so good to be back home among friends!<br />
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Rodger left to drive to Orlando to fly back to Colorado with Brad and Berto.<br />
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The day before, on our day trip to the Keys, Brian had gotten some replica pirate coins to add to our boat decorations.<br />
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We moved the boat closer to Miami Beach.<br />
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Wednesday, March 2<br />
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School in the morning, then everyone to the beach for the afternoon. Stopped at the Art Deco store for chicken and bananas.<br />
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At the beach, Brian found some coconuts that were thrown out from the sellers who sell them for the water inside. Caleb worked hard at getting the outer shell off to the nut meat inside.<br />
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It was a boring afternoon. No one wanted to do anything. I had some apples that needed used, so I made a deal with the family. If everyone pitched in a dollar or two,to go towards icecream, they could go buy it while I made apple crisp. They all agreed, and were soon off to the store.<br />
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Our icebox did not stay cold enough to keep ice cream, so we had to eat both cartons with the apple crisp. That was dinner that night.<br />
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Later that evening, a couple from another Beneteau, "Blackthorn" stopped by for a visit.<br />
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We have since discovered that we needed to leave on one of the batteries and our icebox problems are solved! This is a huge deal!! Now food stays cold and the frozen stuff stays frozen. No need to tear up the counter and get a new system.<br />
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Friday, March 4<br />
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Brian and I went on a morning date while the boys did school on the boat.<br />
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We saw a cool Jeep and took a couple pictures to show the guys.<br />
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We toured the Miami Beach Botanical Garden.<br />
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Then we walked on the beach and after that, found a little Cuban place and shared an authentic cuban sandwich.<br />
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Afterward, we picked up a Redbox movie to watch that evening. We chose The Intern. We were pleasantly surprised at what a good movie it was.<br />
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Saturday, March 5<br />
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The boys wanted to spend the day at the library, charging their electronics and catching up on things that need wifi.<br />
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Brian and I walked the beach all the way down to the channel, then back up through the city.<br />
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Sunday, March 6<br />
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We did water runs and laundry. That afternoon, Brian and the boys went to the beach, while I enjoyed some quiet time on the boat.<br />
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Monday, March 7<br />
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The weather for the week was going to be very windy, so we decided to move the boat back to Marine Stadium for better protection. We pulled anchor at 9:55am.<br />
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Tuesday, March 8<br />
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Brian and I went on an early morning kayak. I did great going with the currant, but coming back against the current and into the wind, about did me in. Brian took pity and gave me a tow with the Hobie kayak.<br />
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Later that afternoon, the family went walking on the nature trail.<br />
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Jacob rescued a huge piece of tow strap that was tangled in a tree. From it, he made two pouches and a cool pair of sandals.<br />
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Inspired by our lunch the other day, I made cuban bread.<br />
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Wednesday, March 9<br />
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School and walking on the trail.<br />
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Thursday, March 10<br />
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Even though the winds were still pretty strong, groceries were getting pretty low, so we pulled anchor and headed north to the 79th st bridge.<br />
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Brian rode the bike through the ghetto to get a propane tank refilled and do some exploring on the beach side.<br />
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Friday, March 11<br />
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The boys did school while Brian and I walked to a mexican supermarket to get a few things he had seen on sale the day before in his exploring.<br />
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Back at the boat we moved up river a short distance to anchor close to the Aldi. We took the dinghy up a canal and had our shortest walk yet to the store.<br />
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Back on board, I stored the groceries and we headed for a state park Brian had read about. Anchor down a t Oleta River State Park at 3:30pm.<br />
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Saturday, March 12<br />
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This is my Grandma's 88th Birthday.<br />
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We were anchored very close to a beach area. We spent the day on kayaks and at the beach. Caleb and Nathan had found an umbrella someone had thrown away. They fixed the broken spike and Brain and Nathan set it up for our use.<br />
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Sunday, March 13<br />
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Another day at the beach and going on the kayak trails.<br />
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That afternoon, the wind had picked up, so Caleb took the hobie out for a sail. He got overpowered and the kayak turtled. He was able to climb on top of it, after being unable to right it. A powerboat came along and rescued him and brought him back to our boat.<br />
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God truly spared him and we are so grateful!<br />
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The mast got damaged and the paddles lost, but Brian and Caleb were able to salvage and improve it by cutting down the mast and trimming the sail so it is more manageable.<br />
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That night, the college just across the way had a party and the music was the most horrid stuff imagineable. Loud and very crude, cursing, rated x language... Brian called both the campus police and the north miami police. Neither would do anything. Brian took to blowing the air horn to try and drown it out off and on through out the evening.<br />
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We were very disappointed that the police wold not take any action. To think they would condone the noise let alone the lyrics. It is no wonder the world is in such a sorry state with people putting that garbage in their minds. All I can say is come Lord Jesus and pray that You know Him as your personal Savior.<br />
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Monday, March 14<br />
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After no sleep, Brian could not get out of there soon enough in the morning.<br />
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We pulled anchor and went up the ICW to Lake Sylvia in Ft. Lauderdale.<br />
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Tuesday, March 15<br />
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The boys continue their school work each morning. Brian went exploring in the kayak.<br />
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That late afternoon, we all went to shore and picked up 7-11 pizza and ate it at the beach. Brian and I went to CVS and picked up cookies for dessert.<br />
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Wednesday, March 16<br />
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Brian did water runs in the kayak, going about a mile each way.<br />
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Later, he Caleb and I hand cranked the sewing machine to work on the hobie sail.<br />
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That evening, Brian and I went to town and had a progressive dinner. We started at Winn- Dixie with some chicken tenders. We had to take them back because they were so gross. We then shared a hamburger at Burger Fi, then a coffee shake at Shula Burger.<br />
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Thursday, March 17<br />
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St. Patricks Day!<br />
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Brian continued water runs. That afternoon, we all walked to the library. On the way back, we stopped at 7-11 for ice cream. Back on the boat, I made a late dinner.<br />
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Friday, March 18<br />
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Ready to move on. With an early start of 5:03, we eased our way out onto the ocean for a day of motor sailing to Lake Worth. We arrived about 2:30pm.<br />
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Cloudy sunrise on the ocean.<br />
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Luke and Jacob went to shore to pick up a couple movies from Redbox since we had a code for rent one, get one free.<br />
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They came back with The Martian and Inside Out. Both pretty good movies. The Martian had some language, but inspite of that ,was a good story.<br />
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Saturday, March 19<br />
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Luke and Jacob return the movies. We walk around on Peanut Island. Rainy off and on.<br />
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Sunday, March 20<br />
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Palm Sunday. Bible reading and another day on the Island.<br />
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Monday, March 21<br />
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Brian and I walk to town to have lunch and go to wal-mart. To get there we follow google maps and wind our way through a town called Riveria Beach. We later learn it is not the safest place to walk through, but that's alright. We made it with out any problems.<br />
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Once back in familiar territory,where the walmart and aldi are,(we were here before and walked the 4.5 miles each way) We head for what we thought was a chinese buffet. It wasn't, so we go a couple doors down to a mexican place.<br />
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3/4 of the way through my taco salad, I find a 1 inch piece of metal. I showed it to the waitress, and she apologized profusly and offered a new salad, but as I was almost done, I declined. When she brought the ticket, she offered a dessert on the house, so we shared a fried ice cream. On the ticket, she had lowered our bill to only $10. If we are back in the area again, I would go back to the restaurant.<br />
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After lunch we stopped at Aldi for a few things, then on to Walmart. Our eyes were bigger than our arms, even with a back pack, but we made it back to the shore. I called Luke and had him come with another kayak to take the stuff back to the boat, while Brian and I rode in the Hobie. The wind had picked up and it was a damp ride.<br />
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One of the purchases at WM was a wheel barrow tire. Ever since we were in the Solomons in the Chesapeake last summer, Brian has wanted to build a pair of tire sandals.<br />
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That evening he and Caleb cut out his and there was enough rubber left for them to make me a pair the next morning.<br />
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It was chilly, so Nathan put on his track suite. He is happy it finally fits right, he had to grow into it.<br />
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Building my sandals<br />
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We went to Peanut Island to try them out. That evening, Brian and I went to town to pick up some pop corn and Popye's Chicken as a surprise dinner for the boys.<br />
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Wednesday, March 23<br />
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The weather report showed it would be a good day with the right winds for going on the outside, so we decided to head on up to Ft. Pierce.<br />
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We got a late start, and unfortunately met with the tide coming in the channel as we were going out. That means we met with big waves, very close together slamming the bow.<br />
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Another mistake was not having the hatches and windows totally shut before leaving. Poor Nathan was on our bed doing his school work, when a wave dumped a load of salt water down the hatch right on him. Jacob and I quickly got him sent to the cock pit and set to work shutting everything and beginning to mop up what we could. Lesson learned!!<br />
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The winds were roughly doubled what was fore-casted, so Brian had his hand full, but I think he enjoyed it. Luke felt poorly, so spent most of the day laying down in the cock pit. Caleb and Jacob brought up pb&j fixings for lunch.<br />
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We arrived in Ft. Pierce a little before 7pm.We anchored near the FP North bridge.<br />
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Having already visited Ft. Pierce on the way down, we decided to continue on the next morning.<br />
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Thursday, March 24<br />
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We had the anchor up at 8:07 and made the next bridge opening.<br />
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We planned to stop in Vero Beach for fuel and water, but Brian decided we could wait a bit longer and we came on into Melbourne. We anchored on the SW side of the causeway.<br />
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Friday, March 25<br />
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Brian's 43rd Birthday!<br />
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Mom came and picked us up and we went to her house to do laundry at the park, while Brian and Mom ran an errand.<br />
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Brian wanted chinese for lunch,, so he did that. That evening we had birthday dinner at Mom's house.<br />
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Saturday, March 26<br />
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We all walked to Publix, then onto Mom's to hard boil eggs for Easter. <br />
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Brian had some fun personalizing some for us.<br /><br />
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Mom's neighbor offered bikes for the boys to ride around the park. they have really enjoyed that!<br />
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Mom, Brian and I went to the thrift store to get Brian new swim trunks, then we picked up the kids and mom treated us to dinner at Steak and Shake.<br />
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Sunday, March 27<br />
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Easter Day!<br />
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Mom picked us up early to get cleaned up at her house before church. After service, we went back to her place for lunch of ham, baked potatoes, stuffed eggs, and salad.<br />
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It was a quiet, restful day.<br />
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After she took us back tot he boat, we decided to move to the other side of the bridge and across the river to be better protected from the wind.<br />
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Monday, March 28<br />
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Being down to half a tank of water, we moved again up river to Eau Gallie, and got fuel and filled the tanks at Telemar Marina, then anchored in Dragon Point near the Eau Gallie Yacht Club.<br />
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Tuesday, March 29<br />
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Mom picked me up to go grocery shopping while the boys did school and Brian explored. That evening, Jacob and Caleb stayed overnight with mom.<br />
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Wednesday, March 30<br />
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We got permission to keep our dinghy tied up at the yacht club when we come to town. They are very friendly and have a beautiful facility.<br />
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Brian found a sail maker nearby, and wanted to get a quote on having a replacement sail made for the hobie. So Luke, Nathan, Brian and I set off with a back pack and pic nic lunch.<br />
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We walked to Gleason Park and ate our lunch. Back on the boat, Brian took a nap before going to pick up his new sail.<br />
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Mack at South Sails did a great job cutting a new sail from an old one.<br />
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Meanwhile, Mom brought Jacob and Caleb back and took Luke and Nathan for their turn to stay over.<br />
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After dinner, we went back to the park with Jacob and Caleb.<br />
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We enjoyed walking the path and looking at fish and turtles in the lake. They say there may be alligators in the lake, but we haven't seen one yet.<br />
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Thursday, March 31<br />
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We are at the library charging electronics and working on this update.<br />
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This evening we are planning to have a pic nic dinner at the park.<br />
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Leathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06783218561569021933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5690623195844351456.post-14111232719811103912016-03-01T15:42:00.000-06:002016-03-01T15:42:04.056-06:00Second Half of February Miami, Miami Beach, Virginia Key, Key Biscayne, Florida Keys and Visitors!Friday, February 12<br />
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That afternoon, after posting the last blog update, Brian took the family to Burger King for dinner.<br />
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Back at the boat, we watched the movie Moms Night Out.<br />
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Saturday, February 13<br />
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Everyone but Luke went to town. He stayed on the boat and enjoyed a day to himself.<br />
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The rest of us hopped on the Metro Mover to say that we had done it.<br />
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The Metro Mover is an elevated bus car that goes on rails in a loop with many stops in downtown Miami.<br />
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We got off at a random stop and discovered it was right near the library where we had walked the day before.<br />
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Brian treated us to a doughnut before starting a big walk in search of a Goodwill store.<br />
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Zigzagging through streets following where google maps led us, we finally found the store. We got Caleb and Nathan some needed items.<br />
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The store was in the area of town called Little Havana. English is a second language here. Everyone, even the store clerks just speak Spanish.<br />
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We stopped by the river on the way back and ate our PB&J's.<br />
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Sunday, February 14<br />
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This was my Grandpa's 93rd Birthday.<br />
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Brian, Luke and I were scheduled to work at the boat show again in the afternoon, but since we had free admission on the days we work, we went early and sat in on three seminars. The other three boys stayed on the boat.<br />
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In between seminars, we had a long break so we walked to 7-11 and each got a little thing of ice cream. Back at BaySide, we sat down to eat them. Brian's was so freezer burned, he could barely eat it. Luke and I had each gotten cookies and cream, but there were only a few tiny cookie crumbs. Brian called the 800 number and complained. They emailed back about returning for a refund. We had to get to our post, so that had to wait a few days.<br />
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At 5 O'clock that evening there was a wedding on an old sailing ship tied up at the show. On one of my FB groups, Women Who Sail, the bride invited any women to come by and say hello. Her dress was made by her future Mother-in-Law, who is 90 years old. It was made out of sail material.<br />
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After our shift, the three of us had dinner at Five Guys. The food was great, but the music was super loud. Again, Brian called the 800 number and the owner said he would make it right on our next visit.<br />
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Monday, February 15<br />
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Last day of the boat show. Caleb and Nathan joined us for our final shift. Being the last day, things were pretty slow going. Brian made a bet that if I sold one membership, he would take the entire family out for a steak dinner. About an hour before closing, he sold one. Then at five minutes til closing, I ended up selling one! The boys loved teasing him and holding his feet to the fire about his offer.<br />
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Back at the boat, we pulled anchor and moved back to our favorite area near Miami Beach.<br />
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Tuesday, February 16<br />
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It was a rainy morning. The boys worked on school. That afternoon when the rain stopped, we worked on water runs, laundry, and hair cuts.<br />
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We do haircuts on the back of the boat, then when finished, they jump in the water to rinse off. The water temp was pretty chilly, but better than having stray hair bits itching all over.<br />
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Wednesday, February 17<br />
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School in the morning, then Brian, Jacob, Caleb and I headed over to the beach. After that, we walked to a little market we found and got some little bananas and yogurt. They also had a huge sail on chicken quarters, so we got some of those and went back to the boat to cook them up for dinner.<br />
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Thursday, February 18<br />
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School in the morning. then Brian and Luke and Jacob worked on cleaning the hull at the waterline. Afterward the boys and I went to the library. I tried to send a big document I had worked for days on, and ended up somehow deleting it. <br />
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Friday, February 19<br />
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Brian and an appointment to meet a fuel truck back near the marina where the boat show had been, so the boys pulled anchor and we headed that way. The truck was there, but they had other boats ahead of us, so we had to circle around for an hour and a half. We finally got filled up and headed a bit south for a change of scenery. We ended up anchoring off of Hobe Beach near Virginia Key.<br />
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Saturday, February 20<br />
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We all went to shore and walked the beach. Brian and I went on ahead. The boys scoped out the palm trees, and Caleb climbed up one and cut three coconuts for us.<br />
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The beach is really all there is there, so after that, we pulled anchor again and headed 3 miles down to Key Biscayne.<br />
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The wind was good, so Brian got a good sail in before anchoring outside the Key Biscayne Yacht Club.<br />
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Our sailing club back in NC is part of an organization called Yacht Clubs of America. If another club is also a member, they offer reciprocal privileges. We were not wanting to take a slip, but they allowed us to tie up our dinghy there to go to town. <br />
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The dockmaster, Danny, was very friendly and welcoming. He offered us the use of everything at the club, ice, pool, dining at the restaurant...<br />
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We thanked him, and headed to town.<br />
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Key Biscayne is called a village, but is really a small town. People drive both cars and golf carts on the roads.<br />
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We ended up at the Winn- Dixie and got a few things to tide us over until our next big shopping.<br />
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Sunday, February 21<br />
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After breakfast, we went to the park and the boys played Frisbee for a while. <br />
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The park was a very busy place. In the morning, there were fitness classes going on and in the afternoon, the kids were swarming the fields playing rugby and soccer. Not to mention riding bikes, hoover boards, in-line skates... it is a very active place.<br /><br />
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After our picnic lunch, everyone wanted to take Danny up on his offer of the pool, so we headed back to the boat to get changed.<br />
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We felt like we were at a resort .<br />
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While we swan and lounged, we watched kids racing Opti sail boats out on the Bay.<br />
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When everyone was done, we went to 7-11 for pizza for dinner, then walked back to Winn-Dixie for ice cream. There was a street concert going on, so we ate our ice cream and listened for a while.<br />
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Monday, February 22<br />
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Brian's Dad, brother and an employee of Brad's were scheduled to come to town for a visit at the end of the week, so it was time to start getting ready for them.<br />
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We pulled anchor and sailed back north 12 miles to be near where Brian could ride the bike and get one of our propane tanks filled.<br />
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Tuesday, February 23<br />
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We moved the boat a mile or two up and did our big shopping at Aldi. <br />
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It is amazing how much difference just a few blocks makes in a town. Last time, we walked through almost a ghetto street to get to the highway, this time we walked through a gated community with several tennis courts and beautiful landscaping.<br />
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The forecast called for rain, but it held off for our shopping, but the wind did not. The ride back in the dinghy was pretty splashy. Back at the boat, Luke had to dry things off before handing them down to me to put away.<br />
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With shopping done, we pulled anchor again and headed back to Miami Beach, but not as far in, so we could dinghy over to the Miami side for dinner.<br />
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After shooting down Brian's idea of tube steaks for his end of the deal, we compromised and said Five Guys would do.<br />
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Remember his phone call with the owner? Brian got a free meal and the family got free drinks. The music level was much better and we had a great evening. The rain hit while we were inside and stopped before we headed back. God is Good!<br />
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Wednesday, February 24<br />
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The boys did double school so they could take Friday off.<br />
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Thursday, February 25<br />
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More water runs, laundry, and last minute cleaning. Brian took me back to the library to send my document that I had retyped. We then went to our favorite little supermarket to get a meaty coconut for his dad.<br />
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Their plane arrived about 7pm, so we didn't see them, letting them get settled in the hotel after a ling travel day.<br />
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Friday, February 26<br />
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Rodger, Brad, and Berto arrive and Brian and Caleb pick them up to bring them to the boat. After hellos and introductions, we decide to take them sailing in Bay. After a few hours of that, we came back and reanchored. Brian, Luke, and Nathan took them to the beach, then everyone came back to the boat for dinner.<br />
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Saturday, February 27<br />
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Brad and Berto had to get up to Orlando for a class they were taking to learn a new form of concrete work for Brad's Landscape business. Sad to have only had one day with him, but so happy he made the trip down to visit.<br />
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Rodger came back over and Brian, Jacob and Caleb rode with him and showed him Key Biscayne, then back to the boat for a Mexican dinner.<br />
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Sunday, February 28<br />
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Rodger came back tot he boat. We visited and had lunch. The boys taught him how to play Farkle, a fun dice game. Them he taught Luke how to play Gin Rummy.<br />
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Later in the afternoon, we all piled into the rental car and went to Wal-Mart for a few things, then out to dinner at a Chinese place, where you really do eat out in back at small tables.<br />
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Monday, February 29<br />
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The night before we thought it would be fun to drive down to Key Largo and scope things out. Rodger picked us up at 8:30 in the morning and we rode the hour plus there and stopped at the visitors center.<br />
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Since we had made good time, we decided to go on to Marathon. It is in the middle of the Keys and a huge cruiser hangout. Many friends have told us we need to go there. We meant to stop there, but we missed our turn and before we knew it, we were on the Seven Mile Bridge connecting the keys to Key West, we were committed now. But I don't think anyone minded. We would catch Marathon on the way back.<br />
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We got our picture with the southern Most Point Bouy, drove around town a bit and stopped in a gift shop.<br />
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Back on the road, we did stop at Marathon and after realizing how truly crowed the mooring field is and how far we would have to dinghy to shore from anchoring in the unprotected water on the outside, we don't think we will be going this year.<br />
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On the edge of Miami coming back to town, we stopped at Little Caesars for dinner. They of course do not have seating, so Rodger went next door to the Kitchen Grill, and asked if we could sit there, if he bought drinks, they said sure.<br />
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Rodger was driving to Orlando to meet up with Brad and Berto to fly back to Colorado Tuesday evening.<br />
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So that is the second half of our February in Miami and surrounding areas.<br />
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For our final day in Palm Beach, we walked down Worth Avenue. It is a street full of very high end stores like Tiffany, Gucci, Cartier and Chanel, just to name a few.<br />
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The guys were more impressed with the sports cars.<br />
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Walking back through town, we stopped at a public garden and walked through it.<br />
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We picked up Papa John's Pizza for a late lunch, then went back to the boat and moved back near Peanut Island in preparation for an early departure the next morning.<br />
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Sunday, January 31<br />
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Caleb and Jacob had the anchor up at 4:15am. We went out with the tide through the Lake Worth Inlet and spent the next 14 hours going south on the ocean. There was good wind, so Brian was able to have the sails out while we were motoring. The heeling of the boat was worth it to make better time.<br />
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Our little stove is gimbaled, which means it swings back and forth with the motion of the boat and keeps the contents level, even when we are not. <br /><br />
We were able to watch a beautiful sunrise.<br />
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The blue of the ocean was a gorgeous shade of dark cobolt.<br />
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We came in the Port of Miami channel that the large container vessels and cruise ships use.<br />
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We arrived just a dusk and got the anchor set just off of Fisher's Island.<br />
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Monday, February 1<br />
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We woke to a rainy morning. The surroundings were still beautiful.<br />
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The rain let up around noon. We decided to find a better anchorage, due to too much rocking of the boat where we were. We moved to Marine Stadium, where we spent two nights. Once settled there, we loaded up to go exploring.<br />
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The stadium was originally built in the 60's for watching power boat
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Workers were busy getting ready for the upcoming Miami Power Boat Show.<br />
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Near the front of the basin is a little Island. We had fun exploring it after checking out the stadium.<br />
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Tuesday, February 2<br />
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The boys did school. Later everyone took turns kayaking. In the late afternoon, we watched rowing teams practice.<br />
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Wednesday, February 3<br />
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The boys did school. Midmorning the police came around informing everyone they had to leave the anchorage. It had to be emptied to make room for the boat show. <br />
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We moved to the outside of the island. We got to see a water plane take off nearby.<br />
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We still had an amazing view of the Miami skyline lit up at night.<br />
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Thursday, February 4<br />
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We decided to move again. Our sailing friend, Doug, had told us of a place he enjoyed over near Miami Beach, so that is where we went next.<br />
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Once there the boys did school, while Brian and I went to check out the town.<br />
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Later that afternoon we went back and picked up the boys to go to the beach. On the way back we stopped at Publix for ice cream.<br />
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To get to land, dinghy's go down a little canal and tie up at a small dock that is just across the street from the Publix grocery store.<br />
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Friday, February 5<br />
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Where we were anchored was on the north side of a string of small islands. The wind picked up and we decided to move to the other side for more protection.<br />
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That afternoon we all went to town. The boys headed for the free wifi at the library and Brian and I walked around.<br />
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Near the library is a high end hotel that always had Lamborghini's parked out front.<br />
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Saturday, February 6<br />
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We hung around on the boat then went to the beach in the afternoon.<br />
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Sunday, February 7<br />
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The boys wanted to go back to the library, so we all went to town. The boys headed their way, and Brian and I walked around town more. <br />
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Miami Beach has a beautiful memorial for those murdered in the Holocaust.<br />
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We were surprised to see big iguanas throughout the area.<br />
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Later, after meeting back up with the boys, we stopped at Publix to get a movie from the Redbox. We rented Woodlawn, a movie based on a true story of a football team in Alabama in the early 70's.<br />
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Monday, February 8<br />
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Brian and Caleb worked on water runs to get our tanks topped off and I returned the Redbox movie.<br />
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After lunch, we pulled anchor and went about 6 miles north to be closer to the Aldi grocery store. Our walk was only a half mile each way! Much better than the four miles we did in Palm Beach.<br />
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We then moved to a more protected anchorage nearby while I put everything away.<br />
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Once there Brian and the boys went to explore a nearby island while I made dinner.<br />
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Tuesday, February 9<br />
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Brian rode his bike five miles to Wal-Mart in the morning to pick up a few things that Aldi did not have. <br />
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When he returned, he said he had a surprise for me. It was a package of Cuban coffee. I had mentioned I wanted to try some after my friend's sister said how good it was when she was in Miami.<br />
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We made a pot in our french press. It was good. I later learned everyone raves about a special way it is made with a specialty peculator and sugar mixed in a certain way, but we are enjoying it plain.<br />
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Brian had signed us up to help with the up coming boat show, called Strictly Sail Miami, going on at the same time as the power boat show in Marine Stadium. By volunteering just a few hours, we would get free admission on those days.<br />
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So in order to be closer to the show, we moved anchorages once again.<br />
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This time we are on the Miami side right near downtown.<br />
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Wednesday, February 10<br />
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The boys did school on the boat while Brian and I went to get the lay of the land. We walked to where the boat show would be, then further in town to have Chinese for lunch. By the time we got back we were bushed.<br />
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Thursday, February 11<br />
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First day of the boat show! We got our badges late morning, but did not have to work until 4pm. We spent the day as a family touring all different kinds of boats.<br />
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A favorite of everyones was an 80 ft custom carbon fiber boat made in Germany. Who knows how many millions of dollars it is worth, but it sure was beautiful.<br />
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A little before 4, we made our way to the tent of booths and took our turn to tell people about the Seven Seas Cruisers Association.<br />
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After our shift ended at 6pm, we got a snack of fries and peanuts at Five Guys, then went back to the boat for a late dinner of broccoli cheese soup.<br />
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As you can tell we moved around a lot in just two weeks. Here is a picture of all the places we have been.<br />
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We will be staying in the Miami area for the remainder of the month. Brian's Dad and brother are coming for a visit in a couple weeks. After that, we may head for the Keys. No set plans have been made.<br />
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The high light for the guys was spotting expensive sports cars.Leathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06783218561569021933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5690623195844351456.post-25228420734838937962016-01-29T14:36:00.000-06:002016-01-29T14:36:08.524-06:00January 2016 Slowly Continuing South Vero Beach, Ft. Pierce, Peck Lake, Palm Beaches, FLFriday, January 1<br />
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One the first day of this new year, I met an old high school friend for coffee at Starbucks near the Indiatlantic Beach in Melbourne.<br />
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Julie has lived in Melbourne several years, but the day before we were to leave was the only time we were able to meet up.<br />
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She had lost her Dad a couple years before and knew I had just lost mine the week before. It was so good to just talk and share our stories with both laughter and tears.<br />
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Anchor up at 10:12 am. We motored back down to Vero Beach. After getting fuel and water at the Marina, we got the anchor down a little before 4pm.<br />
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I spent the morning cooking ahead for the week, while B and the boys went kayaking.<br />
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After the boys finished their school work, we walked to the library, so I could do a blog update. For whatever reason, the Vero Beach library did not offer free wifi. I did not want to pay a $5 fee for a one year card just to use it one time, so we left.<br />
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We decided to hop on the free bus and go to the mall. Once there, I got a good start on the blog, but was unable to finish before it was time to catch the last bus back to near where we were anchored.<br />
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While the boys did school on the boat, Brian and I went back to the mall so I could finish the update. We shared a food court lunch and picked up a Redbox movie to bring back. We chose the movie, War Room. It had been highly recommended in the Christian community, and was a good movie.<br />
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Wednesday, January 6<br />
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After school, we surprised the boys by taking them back to the mall to the movie theatre to see the new Star Wars movie. We used our family gift card Brian's sister and her husband had given us for Christmas.<br />
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Brian and I went on a long kayak while the boys did school on the boat. On the way back we stopped by our friends' boats who are also members of our sailing club in New Bern. We invited everyone to a potluck dinner Friday evening.<br />
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The boys did school. Brian and I walked to Publix to get ingredients for our contribution to the potluck dinner.<br />
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That evening we met our friends in a covered picnic shelter at the marina for a feast of pasta, salad, garlic bread, chicken, mango, veggies, crackers and dip. All of them would be leaving later in the month to cross over to the Bahama's for the winter. It was a great evening with great friends.<br />
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John and Marcia Petersen, Tom and Ollie Foster, Doug Laurie <br />
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After breakfast, we crossed the bridge and walked to the beach to go to the farmers market. It was very busy. We bought a bag of grapefruit, later learning we overpaid, but oh, well. Live and learn. Then we went over to the beach.<br />
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We found a monster picnic table, we called the Kozel table. The Kozel's are friends back in NC who are a family of 15. This table easily sits 10 to a side, hence the name.<br />
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We decided to catch the bus and go to Burger King for lunch and then pick up a few things at Wal-Mart.<br />
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A while back I had signed up for an app called Shopkicks. You get points just for walking in certain stores, you get points for scanning certain item, and you get points for buying things. After you get a certain number of points, you turn them in for a gift card. I had close to 2,000 points, so Luke turned them into 2 $2 gift cards at Wal Mart. The giftcard shows up on the phone and the cashier scans it to redeem it.<br />
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All that to say, we got free ice cream that day to enjoy, thanks to the shopkicks.<br />
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We picked up another Red Box movie for that evening. They didn't have the boys first choice, so they got the Minions movie.<br />
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We did laundry off the back of the boat, while the older boys did water runs back and forth to the marina filling our water jugs to then pour into the water tanks of the boat.<br />
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We all walked to Publix to return the Red Box movie and had Pizza Hut Pizza for lunch.<br />
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Monday, January 11<br />
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Anchor up at 7:45am. Leaving Vero Beach to continue a short distance south to Ft. Pierce. Anchor down at 10:10am We anchored south of the bridge just outside of the Harbortown Marina. The boys did a double day of school, so we could spend the next day at the library.<br />
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Tuesday, January 12<br />
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We dinghied to the city marina dock and went to the library. That afternoon, Brian and I walked over to Hwy 1 and did a small provisioning shop. While shopping I had a great phone call from a close friend. It always makes my day when we get to talk.<br />
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After shopping we picked up the boys at the library and went back to the boat for dinner.<br />
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Wednesday, January 13<br />
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We woke up to a strange noise. Thinking one of the neighbor boats was running their generator, we tried to go back to sleep. The noise continued, and it finally dawned on us, that it was OUR boat making the ruckus.<br />
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Brian figured out the bilge pump was running, and it wasn't supposed to be. He trouble shot it and just had to do some rewiring. Thankfully he had everything he needed and did not have to make a trip to West Marine like he originally thought.<br />
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The boys did school and we stayed on the boat all day. In the afternoon, I dug out the sewing machine and did some much needed mending on several items.<br />
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One interesting thing about Ft. Pierce, is that there is a certain point where fresh water meets the ocean salt water, and they do not mix. Pretty cool to see.<br />
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Sunday, January 17<br />
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The weather was windy and rainy. We just stayed on the boat and listened to church on the radio.<br />
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Monday, January 18<br />
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Time to move on. Anchor up at 8:50 am. Anchor down at 12 :56pm at Peck Lake. We enjoyed Peck Lake. We were able to anchor close to shore, so it was a short kayak to land. Once there, it is a short walk down a path to the ocean side.<br />
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While walking the beach we discovered a lot of Capri Sun drinks washed up high. Brian and I grabbed what we could and took them back to the boat as a treat for the boys. I think we got close to 50. We also found two unopened bottles of oil.<br />
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We figured they were part of the cargo ship that lost several shipping containers several weeks before. When we were in Melbourne in December, we heard of two times people found coffee washed up and at another beach, bags of wine washed up.<br />
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Wednesday, January 20<br />
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We took the boys back in the morning and gathered up what we could. All told, we brought back 200+!<br />
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If you are ever a guest on board with us, your drinks are covered!<br />
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That afternoon, we pulled anchor and continued south.<br />
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On the way we passed Jupiter, FL. They have a beautiful lighthouse.<br />
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Thursday, January 21<br />
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We had been warned that the dinghy dock at the northern end of Lake Worth was not safe, even locking the dinghy, people had had thefts.<br />
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We learned there was an Aldi grocery store about 4 miles away, and needing to do a big shop, five of us donned our backpacks and Caleb taxied us to shore, then stayed on the boat while the rest of us went to town.<br />
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Six hours and 8 miles round trip later, we called him for a pick up. All of us were so loaded down, but we had fresh food! Brian bought us Little Caesars pizza for lunch on our walk back.<br />
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Friday, January 22<br />
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My load from the day before wasn't as heavy as most of the others, but it was enough to tweek my back.<br />
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Brian had gotten up to make coffee and was in the cock pit. I got up and went to sit with him. I asked him to bring me some coffee, then I started to feel sick and asked for the little bucket we keep in the cockpit for cleaning.<br />
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The next thing I know, he and Luke are picking me up off the floor and putting me back on a cushion. I had blacked out from the pain, I guess. I the process I had also crushed the little bucket, oops.<br />
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I spent the day mostly on my back sleeping or resting. Luke made muffins for the family for breakfast. They made pb&j's for lunch and Caleb and Jacob made dinner.<br />
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It took a few days to totally get over it, but each day was an improvement over the one before.<br />
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Saturday, January 23<br />
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We decided to move a little further down, about 5 miles. The wind was crazy all day with regular gusts of 40-47mph.<br />
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Sunday, January 24<br />
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The boys worked on water runs and Brian changed the oil in the dinghy engine.<br />
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That afternoon, we decided to move back up a couple miles to be closer to the library. The boys did school on Saturday when the weather was so bad, so they could have Monday off.<br />
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Monday, January 25<br />
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The boys and I walked two miles to the library. They did their devices and I actually just sat and read a whole book. Not sure when the last time I was able to do that. It was the new Debbie Macomber book, Silver Linings. Part of the Inn at Rose Harbor series.<br />
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Luke had downloaded a movie to his tablet that he had earned free money from the Google Store by taking occasional surveys.<br />
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Back at the boat, we had dinner and watched Indiana Jones.<br />
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While we were at the library, Brian had gone exploring in his kayak. He was excited to show us Peanut Island.<br />
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Tuesday, January 26<br />
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After breakfast, we all loaded up in the dinghy and went over to Peanut Island. It was a great morning, walking all around and learning some of the history.<br />
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My favorite part was watching this manatee feeding.<br />
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Back at the boat, we pulled anchor once again and moved a few miles back south, to be closer to the Red Robin Restaurant.<br />
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Luke had gotten an email for a free birthday burger, so he and Brian walked the two miles for that.<br />
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Wednesday, January 27<br />
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Rain all day, non stop. The boys had turned the kayaks right side up to catch water for laundry. God did his part and both got full.<br />
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After school we broke out the Monopoly game. Everyone played except Nathan. Of course Luke won, Luke always wins. His strategy is to buy the expensive properties and then put houses and hotels on them, thus bankrupting everybody, one at a time. <br />
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Thursday, January 28<br />
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Luke's 17th Birthday!!<br />
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Hard to believe our first born is 17.<br />
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His brothers gave him little gifts and Brian gave him some $.<br />
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For lunch, we picked up Checkers Burgers and Fries.<br />
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Dinner was homemade subs and apple pie.<br />
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Friday, January 29<br />
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The boys did school, Brian rode the bike 3.9 miles to get a propane cylinder refilled, and I did laundry with all that water God provided us with.<br />
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This afternoon the boys and I are at the library.<br />
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I think now we are just waiting for a weather window to go on the outside the 70 miles south to Miami.<br />
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This is the Lake Worth Inlet that we will go out. It is right next to Peanut Island.<br />
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<br />Leathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06783218561569021933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5690623195844351456.post-76334528679151371702016-01-05T12:19:00.000-06:002016-01-05T12:19:40.480-06:00December 2015 Melbourne, FL; Dad's Final DaysI covered the first week of December in the last blog post, so I will start this one with Sunday, December 6.<br />
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Sunday, December 6<br />
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Brian spent the day at the beach, while the boys and I went to my parents house. I worked on a blog update while Dad napped in his chair and Mom took the boys to look around at Bass Pro Shops and Wal-Mart. Nathan bought the dvd of Mall Cop 2.<br />
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Monday and Tuesday, December 7-8<br />
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School in the mornings and an afternoon trip to the beach on Tuesday,<br />
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Wednesday, December 9<br />
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Mom picked me up and I went with her and Dad to a Dr. appointment for dad. He got a good report and scheduled another visit 3 months out.<br />
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Afterward Dad was hungry, so we stopped at a Mexican restaurant and had lunch together. The busy morning and good lunch wore Dad out, so mom dropped me at the mall and then took dad home for a nap. She picked me up and we did some Christmas shopping.<br />
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Thursday, December 10<br />
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Last summer mom bought a new little shed for the back yard. The old one was falling apart and the doors would not stay in their tracks, and she just didn't feel safe going in it. She had someone come and hook up electricity to the new one, but asked Brian and the boys to run new waterline to it and dismantle the old shed when we were down for Christmas.<br />
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The time had finally come for the project to begin.<br />
Mom and Dad picked up Brian, Luke, Jacob and Caleb after breakfast and they got right to work.<br />
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Luke and Brian worked on digging new trench for the waterline. Jacob and Caleb emptied out the old shed and sorted the junk from the good stuff, then started to dismantle the old shed.<br />
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Friday, Saturday, Sunday, December 11-13<br />
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They all went back again the next day to keep working. That evening Nathan and I joined them and all the boys stayed over night.<br />
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Saturday morning, Brian and I got up early and walked to the beach to watch the sunrise.<br />
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Then we went to Dollar General to do some reprovisioning. After storing everything back on the boat, we walked 5 miles to the Chinese Buffet for a late lunch. From there we walked a couple miles to Mom and Dad's.<br />
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The boys had put together shelving units in the the new shed the night before and had spent the morning filling them.<br />
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Brian and I spent most on Sunday on the boat. Mom brought the boys back and we went to the beach for a walk. Back on the boat, we played Dutch Blitz, a fun card game our great friends, The Hardee's had sent us.<br />
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Each morning the boys did school. In the afternoons they helped Brian remove, clean and install new port lights and hatches. The old ones were crazed, meaning all scratched up. There is a company in Melbourne called Austin Industries that manufactured new at a fraction of the cost to order online.<br />
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Brian and Mom got to spend a lot of time together in the car going back and forth dropping off old window templates and picking up new.<br />
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During times I needed to shop or Brian needed to run errands, we had one of the boys do their school at the house and sit with Grandpa, so he would not be alone. I am so proud of all my guys for stepping in to just be there so mom could taxi us around.<br />
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Saturday, two boats from our club in New Bern were scheduled to be coming through Melbourne on the ICW, on their way south. We asked them to stop and invited them over for dinner. They graciously anchored nearby and we all had a fun evening together.<br />
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Mark and Karen from S/V Sea Vu Play, Joe and Kathy from S/V Tarsie <br />
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The rest of this post will be detailing my Dad's final days. I am forever grateful that God timed our visit to enable us to be here during this time and for Brian pushing for his dream of living on a boat and cruising. That also enabled us to have an extended visit and be there for mom during this time.<br />
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Before being discharged from the hospital back on December 2, they wanted to give Dad a flu shot. Dad wanted it, thinking he was still a volunteer at the hospital and it was required. I cringed, but kept my mouth shut. We had just requested discharge to honor Dad's wishes not to have anything done, so I had to honor his wishes to get the flu shot.<br />
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All that to say, that Saturday and Sunday, he wasn't feeling well. We just thought it as a cold or mild case of the flu from the shot. I told mom to pick him up some Alkaseltzer, what he always took while I was growing up. She did and it really got to work. They had breakfast at home, which was rare. Dad Loved to go to Eddie's Sunrise Diner and have biscuits and gravy almost every morning. We had encouraged mom to make something at home, still thinking he just had a bad cold and did not want to spread germs to their friends at the diner.<br />
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It was creating so much drainage, he was miserable. He asked her to take him to the Urgent Care Center. She did on Monday morning. They did a breathing test, then requested they go tot he ER for another test, which only the hospital had the equipment for.<br />
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Mom called me before they left for the ER letting me know. Brian dropped me off at the base of the bridge and I walked to the hospital. When I arrived, they had just brought him back from the test and were waiting for the results.<br />
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Dad was laying on his side int he bed in the ER. He asked for some water so we asked a nurse to get him some, which she did. He kept fiddling with the heart moniter on his finger. I had to get back to the boat before dark, and I didn't want mom to leave dad to take me, so I left around 4 to start the walk back.<br />
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Sometime that evening they admitted Dad to the heart center of the hospital.<br />
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Tuesday morning Caleb dropped Brian and I off at the base of the bridge and then went back to do school with his brothers.<br />
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Brian and I walk to the hospital and spent the day in the room with mom.<br />
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When we got there they had just brought him back from a CAT scan and a Physical Therapist was getting him settled in bed. She had tried to have him move from the bed to a recliner chair that was right next to the bed, but Dad didn't have the strength. He was alert and eating well when they brought him food that day. He was on oxygen and the meds to drain fluid from around his heart.<br />
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He had two great nurses, Heather and Allie. Heather especially took the extra time to explain things to us.<br />
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The breathing test from the day before was to check for blood clots in his lungs. The test came back negative, which we took to be good news. The hospital seemed not so excited. If he had had blood clots, they could give him something to dissolve them. since he did not, they were not sure what exactly was causing his breathing trouble. <br />
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At some point in the day, I called my brother, Shaun, to let him know Dad was back in the hospital. He had been planning to come down and visit on Wednesday with his wife and one of his sons. He decided to still come the next day, just to the hospital and not the house.<br />
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He was feeling good! So good, he thought he needed to go home, no need for the hospital anymore. In his dementia, he kept trying to swing his leg out of bed to get up and go feed the chickens and hogs on the farm, in Oklahoma, where he had grown up. Each of us kept reassuring him that it was taken care of, the neighbors would feed and do chores tonight, Brian and I would go do it... He wasn't having it. HE had to do it. There were 200 chickens and 500 hogs, the number of birds and value of hogs went up each time he tried to get out of bed.<br />
200, 500, 900 chickens. The hogs,he kept saying were something on the hoof. They were valued in his mind at over $20,000. He said if they got out because they were hungry, he didn't have enough money to replace them. He HAD to feed them! He told me a couple of times how you had to be careful though going to the pen. As soon as they knew food was coming, they would charge the gate and you would have to do two back flips to get out of their way.<br />
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He would swing a leg out of bed and each of us would say, "You need to stay in bed." He was so polite, "I appreciate all your doing, but I Have to go do the chores." When he got really frustrated and out of patience , he told the nurse, who we had called in to help keep him in bed, "LADY!" and then repeat, "I appreciate all your doing..."<br />
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All the while we kept reassuring him it was taken care of, one time he called me out on it, "WHO? is going to do it?" The next day I realized I should have told him Shaun, my brother was doing chores.<br />
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As a last ditch effort, he asked me, then Brian to just go down to the pick up truck in the parking lot, and bring him his overalls and shirt. He promised the nurse he would come right back to the hospital after doing his chores.<br />
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The nurses ended up giving him 1 1/2 tablets of Atavan to settle him down.<br />
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About 5pm they came to take him down for an MRI. We debated the necessity of it, but in the end, they did take him down for the test.<br />
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A little while later, 3 people charged into the room. It was the two nurses and the floor charge nurse. The head nurse said, " There is no easy way to say this, but Richard fell off the gurney in the MRI dept."<br />
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They could not do the MRI anyway, apparently Dad had a piece of metal in one eye. We, especially Mom had never heard of such a thing. Dad never said anything and his eye doctors never said anything, he had never complained of any pain in his eye. He had had his glasses on when he fell and they had gotten broken.<br />
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Soon they brought Dad back, sore and groggy. They put a heat pack on his back, but that soon made him too hot. He doctor ordered x-rays, but they never did them.<br />
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We left soon after they got him settled back in bed.<br />
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Mom picked up all of us after breakfast. We dropped the boys off at their house to do some laundry and cleaning for Christmas. They said they would see Grandpa another time, when we offered to bring them to the hospital and then they could walk back to the house later.<br />
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The night before, the hospital had called Mom and told her that they were going to have a sitter in the room with Dad. It was a precaution in case he tried to get out of bed again. She was totally fine with that. All of his stay, he wore a bracelet stating he was a fall risk.<br />
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Once at the hospital, we went up to his room and discovered they had moved him in the night. We found the new room and were shocked when we walked in.<br />
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Dad could hardly talk and when he did it was very garbled and and hard to understand. He did not have much of an appetite. The day before I had promised him that I would bring him biscuits and gravy for breakfast. I did, and he ate a bite or two.<br />
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He was having trouble swallowing, so they put him on thickened liquids, like honey water, and thickened tea, apple sauce,etc. The doctor also ordered some swallow test, but it never got administered.<br />
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When the Dr. came on his rounds, we talked to him in the hallway about Hospice. He agreed and that started the process. The Hospice social worker came and visited with us about options. Mom did not feel comfortable about caring for him at home, where she would be the main caregiver and a hospice nurse would come a few time a week. The Hospice nurse would come and evaluate him later in the day to see if he qualified for the Hospice House down in Palm Bay. He qualified, and Mom was relieved to hear that Medicare would cover all expenses. Brian and Mom went down to sign paper work. We were told that after getting the medicines delivered to the hospice house they could transfer Dad within a 4 hour window.<br />
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I could not believe how fast things were moving. My sister in KS had been on and off the phone with Mom all day, and she asked me to send her a picture of Dad.<br />
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That afternoon, some friends of Mom and Dad's came to visit. Noah and Mary Lou live in the same park. He played his harmonica and sang<br />
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Dad really enjoyed it. Before they left, we gathered around the bed and Noah led us in prayer.<br />
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Dad was freezing to the touch, but he kept throwing off his covers and asking for the fan. His socks were off, but he asked each of us at one time or another to take them off. His speech was improving to be a little more understandable. He called people by name. When Mom was out signing papers, he would ask where Sherelyn was. When she came back he kept looking to her and asked if it was time to go home yet. She just smiled at him and said not yet.<br />
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At 8pm the transport came for Dad. We left shortly after and went to the Hospice House. When we were able to go back and see Dad, he was snuggled in bed and was on oxygen. All afternoon he had been so restless. It was so nice to see him in a relaxed state. We didn't stay long. We each said goodnight and that we would see him in the morning. We fully expected to be making the trip to see him each day for the next weeks/months.<br />
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A little after 4am Thursday morning, the phone rang. Mom calling to say that Dad had passed. He wasn't in Hospice even 7 hours.<br />
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I called my brother. He made plans to come to Moms house about mid morning to begin sorting things and planning. He got there about 10:30. We emptied the filing cabinets and began sorting. <br />
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Shaun, Mom, Brian and I went to the funeral home at 1pm. Dad had wanted to be creamated. Mom chose a simple wooden box for him.<br />
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Christmas day my brother and his family came over for Christmas lunch. We ate and reminised about Dad. Brian took them out to the boat for a tour. They went home soon after.<br />
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Sunday afternoon the pastor of Mom's church came and met with us to plan a service for Wednesday afternoon.<br />
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The following days were used to continue cleaning and sorting, fixing little things around the house. Replacing the doorbell button, new batteries in the smoke detector, Brian and the boys, with Shaun replaced the hot water heater.<br />
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The neighbors were so kind in bringing foods over.<br />
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Wednesday came, and the service was perfect. The pastor presented the gospel, a friend/neighbor sang a fitting song, Shaun gave a wonderful eulegy recapping Dad's long, full life of service to his Lord and fellow man.<br />
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My nephew, Andrew, designed the programs.<br />
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Brian's dad, Rodger, sent a beautiful bouquet from all of the Brooks side of the family.<br />
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We all miss Dad, but know he is in Heaven with our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, and we will all see him again one day.<br />
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Friends from our sailing club back in New Bern arrived and anchored nearby. That afternoon Brian, George, Doug, and Tom walked to town. That evening the adults met at a restaurant on the water called Squid Lips for dinner.<br />
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The next morning our friends left to head on down to Vero Beach, FL where we would meet up with them closer to Thanksgiving.<br />
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The first week of November was filled with school work, time at the library, jobs on the boat and at my parents house. The main boat project was the replacement of the opening windows in the boat.<br />
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Brian also replaced the bathroom sink at my parents.<br />
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We trekked over the Eau Gallie causeway bridge several times to go to the beach.<br />
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Saturday, November 7<br />
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The boys and I were at my parents having lunch, when my sister-in-law called and invited up up to Titusville to see their new house. We loaded up in two cars and drove the 30some minutes to see them. They were finishing up a garage sale. We toured the house, then all headed over to Woody's BBQ Restaurant.<br />
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Week of November 8-14<br />
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Monday and Tuesday I spent at my parents helping declutter and take donations to Salvation Army.<br />
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The coming up weekend was a boating convention called a GAM put on by the Seven Seas Cruising Association. Our friend Ben, who we had met back in Annapolis over the summer, arrived for the Gam and and stopped by for a visit. Wednesday morning he invited Brian and I to his boat to go over charts.<br />
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Thursday afternoon, the boys left to spend the weekend with my parents. That evening we attended the first informal seminar of the Gam. It was on going to the Bahamas. Everyone who has been, keep encouraging us to go. After listening to more indepth talk, we made a final decision not to try and go this year. <br />
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About 30 boats came in for the Gam<br />
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Friday and Saturday was spent sitting in seminars covering a multitude of sailing topics. Engine maintenance, Emergency situations, Rigging, Sailing to Cuba, and much more.<br />
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Sunday morning there was a Flea Market, and in the afternoon a picnic for the HAM Radio folks. We are not in that group right now, but have many friends who are.<br />
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Week of November 15-21<br />
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The boys continue to do school each weekday morning. Mom picked me up to grocery shop Monday.<br />
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Tuesday morning we pulled anchor and moved about 5 miles down the Indian River to anchor near the Melbourne Causeway bridge. We dinghied to shore and got pizza for dinner.<br />
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Wednesday afternoon the boys walked to my parents and ended up staying overnight.<br />
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Friday morning we moved the boat to the other side of the bridge for better wind protection. We were greeted by a water jet show.<br />
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Saturday Nathan and I went to Mom and Dad's to make bierocks and do laundry. A big rain shower started soon after we got the clothes hung on the line. Usually in FL rain showers are short lived, not this one. We ended up taking everything to the laundry mat located in the park and used the dryers. Then loaded everything up and went back to the boat.<br />
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Week of November 22-28<br />
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Sunday afternoon Brian and I walk to my parents for a visit and a short goodbye, as we were leaving the next day to go to Vero Beach for Thanksgiving.<br />
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Monday we had the anchor up by 7am and arrived in Vero at noon.<br />
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As a surprise gift to us, Doug, Ben, Tom and Ollie each paid one night for a total of three nights we could be on a mooring ball and have use of the marina facilities.<br />
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After getting settled, we went to shore and walked to the beach. It was too chilly to get in, but always nice to see the waves crashing from the boardwalk.<br />
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Tuesday evening we had all our friends over for dinner as a thank you.<br />
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Vero Beach offers a free bus system that we took advantage of for checking out the town and picking up supplies.<br />
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Wednesday I made a couple pumpkin pies and a pan of scalloped potatoes for the Sailors Thanksgiving potluck the following day. We try not to have too much glass on the boat to prevent breakage, so I only had one traditional pie plate. So I improvised and used my 8x8 aluminum pan.<br />
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Early that morning we moved off the mooring and anchored on the other side of the bridge.<br />
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At 10am we met to help set up the River House community center where the dinner was to be held at 2pm. There were so many helpers it was set up before we arrived. We staked out our table and visited with those around us.<br />
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That evening back on the boat, the phone rang. One of the many people we had been introduced to called to invite our family to their boat the next morning.<br />
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Friday morning we dinghied over to Tamure and were treated to a slide show of Scott and Kitty Kuhner and their two sons on a four year circumnavigation back in 1987-1991.<br />
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Back on our boat, we decided to move again and anchor back behind the mooring field in a protected channel.<br />
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Saturday morning I got word from my mom that she had taken Dad to the ER. After much testing, he was admitted to the hospital with congestive heart failure. Not being able to be there was hard. We made plans to move the boat back to Melbourne at the first weather window. If it had been truly life or death imminently, I could of had a friend drive me up.<br />
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That afternoon, we went to the Vero Beach Art Museum, where it was free admission that day. There was a special gallery of Lego sculptures.<br />
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This one reminds me of Nathan.<br />
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Friday afternoon, we had taken the bus to town and bought a turkey and a few other groceries. As much as we loved the Sailors Potluck, we missed having turkey leftovers. So we bought the smallest one we could find, which was still a 13 lb bird.<br />
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I managed to squeeze it into my pressure cooker and once up to pressure, it only took 40 minutes of cooking!<br />
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So Saturday night we had a second thanksgiving dinner with all the trimmings, except pumpkin pie.<br />
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Week of November 29-December 5<br />
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Sunday was just spent mainly on the boat. A true day of rest. Brian and the boys took turns going out in the kayak. Mom let us know that Dad's heart was beating at 30%. As alarming as it sounds, my friend later explained to me that the heart only beats at 50% anyway. So the 30% is based out of 50 and not 100%. This is because the heart is divided into two sections, half pumping blood in and half pumping blood out.<br />
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Monday was back to school work for the boys. Brian and I went to town for last minute provisions. We were planning to leave the next morning to head back to Melbourne.<br />
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Mom let me know that she had signed the consent forms for Dad to have a procedure to have a heart catheter put in to see what exactly is going on with Dad's heart.<br />
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Tuesday morning we left a little after 6:30am. It took an extra hour because we were going against the current, but we still made it back by noon. Mom let me know part way there that the surgery had been cancelled, due to Dad not cooperating. To me, it was a huge relief.<br />
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Once anchored, mom picked me up and I went to visit Dad. He looked good. Sitting up in bed, eating a sandwich.<br />
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Wednesday morning mom picked up Brian and I at 7:30am. We wanted to be there for when the Dr. came by on his rounds. I talked with Dad and asked him if he would ever want surgery to check on his heart and then additional surgeries to fix whatever they might find. He said no. At 86 he has lived a long, full life. We want to honor his wishes and not force anything he does not want. My mom, brother, Shaun and sisters' all agreed. With no consent to ANY surgeries, there was no need to stay in the hospital. We requested they begin discharge proceedings.<br />
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The Dr. came in and understood and by 11am they were wheeling Dad out the door. He was very happy.<br />
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Back home, Dad resettled back in his chair, we started a load of laundry, then headed back to the boat to the boys.<br />
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Thursday mom picked up Jacob and I. Jacob stayed at the house with Dad, while she and I went grocery shopping.<br />
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Back at the boat we moved across the river to be more protected from the strong winds predicted over the weekend.<br />
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It rained all afternoon, all night, and part of Friday morning. We had left the dinghy in the water. (We had begun lifting it out of the water on the side of the boat on halyards.) The dinghy was so full of fresh rain water we decided to do laundry. We figure there was at least 50 gallons, since we filled our 5 gallon bucket about 10 times.<br />
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That afternoon, Brian, Nathan, and I walked 5 miles to the Red Robin Restaurant for Nathan to get his free birthday burger. We then met Mom and Dad across the street at Steak and Shake where they got milkshakes. From there it was back to their house to put together a birthday dessert, then abck to the boat.<br />
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Saturday was Nathan's 10th and my 41st birthday. We spent the morning at the beach, back tot he boat for lunch, then we all walked to Mom and Dad's for haircuts and birthday dinner.<br />
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That's what we have been up to for the past month. <br />
Thank you for your patience with me in taking so long for a blog update!<br />
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We woke up and went to the clubhouse for breakfast. Michael Kirkman made his famous pancakes. A little before 9 we headed back to the boat and got ready to head out. We had a nice crew to come down and see us off.<br />
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We passed the camera and had a family picture taken.<br />
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You can see from the sweats, jeans and jackets, it was a chilly send off.<br />
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The lines were cast off at 9:10 and away we went with our buddy boat, Last Boat, with Captain Nelson and crewman, Charlie. We were so fortunate to be able to travel with these two great sailors, who are not only friends, but had traveled these waters several times before.<br />
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The first day we sailed down the Neuse, turned into Adam's Creek and had the anchor down by 2:45 pm near Morehead City and Beaufort.<br />
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Monday, October 19<br />
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Anchor up by 6:45 am. Our first time to really ocean sail. Great day of calm waters and good wind blowing in the right direction. We made it to the Masonboro Inlet near Wrightsville Beach, NC. Anchor down at 5:55pm. The boys put the dinghy in the water and went to pick up Nelson and Charlie to join us for dinner.<br />
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We had the anchor up by 7:20am. Last Boat had gone around the corner for fuel. We met them and followed them out to sea.<br />
Going along the inlet, we got a call from Charlie on the VHF radio to see if we could pick up a life jacket they had seen floating in the water. The boys quickly grabbed the boat hooks and rescued it.<br />
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This was a lighthouse as we were headed out to sea.<br />
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We were going along so well, we all decided to go for our first overnight motor/sail.<br />
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Sunset in the Atlantic<br /><br />
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Our family started about 8pm with each person taking a two hour watch, except Nathan. Brian slept in the cockpit to be available if any trouble arose and to wake the next person for their watch.<br />
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I had 8-10, Caleb took the 10-12, Luke took 1-2, got queasy and traded an hour with Brian so he could rest. Jacob had the 4-6am watch, then I came back on from 6-8, then made breakfast. <br />
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We came into Charleston, SC at 7:20am. Our friends on two other boats, Tom and Ollie on Our Freedom, and Doug and George on Windfall, that had left three days prior to us, were just ahead of us, so they waited and we traveled with them that day. We traveled down the ICW and anchored in the Coosaw River at 4:45pm.<br />
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Anchor up at 7:30am. Short jont down the river to Lady's Island, SC. Anchor down at 9:30am. Time for a partial lay day. Once settled, Brian went with the other men to scope out the town. After the boys were done with school and we had lunch, we went to town with Brian. We walked to the hardware store and got one of our propane tanks refilled and bought two new water jugs to store on the rail of the boat. Brian and the boys especially liked this store because they had free popcorn. Another stop at Dollar Tree for a few things and then headed back to the marina.<br />
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Our family was invited to happy hour on Last Boat at 5pm.<br />
From back to front: Tom, Doug, Brian, Ollie, Kerri, Charlie, Nelson, and George.<br />
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ALL of the locals raved about this place. It is actually a small bar, but you walk through to the deck out back and you are sitting and enjoying your meal while looking over the water. <br />
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Each weeknight, they have a special one plate dinner. No choices or substitutions, but for $5 that night, we got a huge plate of two giant pork chops, scalloped potatoes, corn, and green beans.Brian and I each just ate one pork chop and planned to take the extra two for the boys. Nelson and Charlie generously gave us their extra pork chops as well, so each boy could have their own.<br />
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Friday, October 23<br />
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Caleb's 12th Birthday!!!<br />
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Our Freedom and Windfall decided to stay longer in Lady's Island, so we left with Last Boat at 8:25am. I didn't think we would be going back into the ocean that day, but the weather was such, the captains decided to go for it. The decision was made just as I was too far in lunch making to go with something simpler. The motion of the ocean even on a calm day is more pronounced down below more than up in the cock pit. By the time we were ready to eat I was a little green, but fresh air and saltines helped immensely.<br />
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Jacob and Caleb put the anchor down at 7:15pm. We were in St. Catherine's Sound in Georgia. Nelson and Charlie came over to join us for dinner again and celebrate Caleb's birthday.<br />
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Anchor up 6:55am. Back out to the ocean. Anchor down 5:40pm in Fernandina Beach, FL.<br />
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Anchor up 6:55am. Back to the ocean. Anchor down 4:15pm in St. Augustine, FL. That evening Last Boat treated us to dinner in town at Pizza Time. Then we went for a short walk and saw some of the sights and the old Fort.<br />
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Monday, October 26<br />
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Our friends on the other two boats, were about two days behind us. We thought about hanging out in St. Augustine and waiting to travel with them, but in the end we all wanted to continue and get to our final destination of Melbourne.<br />
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So anchor was up at 7:30am. We stayed in the ICW and reached New Smyrna, FL about 5:15pm. Along the way, Charlie radioed to point out a bald eagle perched on a tree.<br />
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At times like this, I wish I had a fancy camera with the ability to zoom way in. It was still neat to see.<br />
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Tuesday, October 27<br />
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Anchor up at 7:05am ICW down to the Eau Gallie Bridge in Melbourne, FL. Anchor down 5:10pm.<br />
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That evening, Charlie and Nelson had Brian and I over to Last boat for a farewell dinner. They would be moving on the next morning. <br />
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I can't say enough how thankful we are to Nelson and Charlie for being such great friends and leading us safely down south through the ICW and ocean voyages.<br />
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Wednesday, October 28<br />
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My parents live in Melbourne, so we have been looking forward to seeing them and having an extended visit. They came to meet us for lunch at the park near where we are anchored.<br />
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We had had Caleb's birthday gift shipped to their house. Caleb was thrilled to finally get his present.<br />
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I went home with them that afternoon to do laundry, visit and stay over night. Brian and the boys stayed at the boat and managed to survive without me. :)<br />
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Thursday, October 29<br />
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Mom and Dad took me to breakfast at Eddie's Sunrise Diner, then back at their house, I worked on weeding the flower beds. After lunch, Mom took me to the grocery store. That evening we took dinner back to the park for Brian and the boys.<br />
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They not only survived without me, they seemed to have thrived. Brian got out my cookbook and made pancakes for them for breakfast!<br />
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Brian and Luke had been checking the local Craigslist for a new to us phone. Our old one has been such a pain, we just wanted to chuck it overbaord many, many times. They found a Galaxy S5. The guy showed up to the park and it was a done deal.<br />
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Nathan and Jacob went home with mom and dad for a couple days with them. Luke and Caleb will have a turn next.<br />
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We are in this location for a couple weeks. Mid-November there will be a Seven Seas Sailing Association Gam at Eau Gallie. After that, we will move down to the next bridge in Melbourne, closer to my parents house, and stay through Christmas.<br />
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Eau Gallie Library and Park<br />
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Leathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06783218561569021933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5690623195844351456.post-978263298500633262015-10-16T17:43:00.000-05:002015-10-16T17:43:21.256-05:00Back In NC For a MonthSaturday, September 19<br />
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We woke up to find that Brian's bicycle had been stolen from the Union Point Public docks. It had been locked up to an iron fence with a heavy metal lock. Whoever it was had a job of cutting through the chain, but left no sign of anything. We reported it to the police, but it is gone.<br />
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We pulled anchor and returned to the club. That evening was the monthly social. Good to see familiar faces again.<br />
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Sunday, September 20<br />
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Brian and I took a bike ride over to NW Creek to walk the docks and ended up looking at a 57 ft boat. Not interested. That afternoon Brian went for a short sail with a buddy.<br />
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Monday, September 21<br />
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Went for an early morning bike ride, school with the boys, and dinner in the club house with friends, Tom, Doug, and George.<br />
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Tuesday, September 22<br />
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School in the morning with the boys. That afternoon, Brian, Jacob, and Caleb put a sail rig on the dinghy and messed around with it in the creek for a while. <br />
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Wednesday, September 23<br />
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School with the boys. Brian helped friends take their boat to Duck Creek, to be pulled while they prepare to travel. They picked up Hardee's for lunch and brought it back for all of us.<br />
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Thursday, September 24<br />
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School in the morning. Excited for 4pm to arrive. Geri came to pick up the boys and I for a long weekend visit to their house in Grifton.<br />
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Brian stayed at the club with the boat.<br />
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Friday, September 25<br />
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The boys and I went to visit Nana. Right before we returned from the Chesapeake, she broke her ankle and has had two surgeries.<br />
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That night, back in Grifton, our friends surprised the boys with an evening of Laser Tag in Greenville. We got to the place about 8pm and they stayed until almost midnight. Partway through the evening, Geri and I went on a Krispy Kream doughnut and coffee run, then wandered around Kohl's. Back to the Laser Tag place to wait for the boys to finish, have a doughnut and then back to the house for showers and bed.<br />
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Saturday, September 26<br />
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Everyone enjoyed sleeping in, having a late breakfast, then waiting for some other friends for our former Home School group to come visit for the afternoon.<br />
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After our friends left, Geri, Luke, Jacob and I had to go back to another friends house, who was storing stuff for us. She was unable to continue to store them, so we loaded it up and brought it back to the house.<br />
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Meanwhile, back in New Bern, Blackbeard Sailing Club was starting to flood due to the windtide. Windtide is when the wind simply blows water towards land for a long period of time.<br />
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Sunday, September 27<br />
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We attended church, back to the house for lunch and then a grocery run. That evening after Bible Study, Geri drove the boys and I back to New Bern. <br />
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Monday, September 28<br />
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School in the morning. The weather was continuing to be rainy for the fourth straight day.<br />
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Tuesday, September 29<br />
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School, dinner in the clubhouse with friends.<br />
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Wednesday, September 30<br />
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School. Brian continued work on removing a holding tank from in the back of the aft stateroom. He and Jacob removed old hose by removing panelling to get access.<br />
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We hurried to finish our work, so we could meet our friends, Andy and Sally to go have lunch and run errands.<br />
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During this time there were reports of a hurricane, that could possibly come right for NC. People came down to the club and got their boats prepared in case it did.<br />
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Thursday, October 1<br />
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The hurricane moved out to sea, but the rains came. We moved our boat from being at anchor to tying up at the end of "C" dock.<br />
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Friday, October 2<br />
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School and rain.<br />
Our friends, the Floyd's and Johnson's stopped by the club and we got to visit a while. Joni and Sally took me to the store for a couple of things and ended up getting several treats for the boys. They also conspired to "kidnap" me the next day to go to the Seafood Festival in Morehead. <br />
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Saturday, October 3<br />
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The boys stayed at the club with Brian. I enjoyed a beautiful, funfilled day.<br />
It sprinkled just a little bit while we were driving down.<br />
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Sunday,Monday, October 4-5<br />
The rain returned and things started flooding again. We kept a sharp eye on the rising levels. At it's worst, the water got within 20 feet of the front gate. <br />
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Tuesday, October 6<br />
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The rain receded over night. After breakfast, a group of men and the boys cleaned and swept under the clubhouse, picked up small stuff that had floated away.<br />
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Wednesday, October 7<br />
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School in the morning, then the Hardee's come down for a day visit. The kids played ball, card games, rode bikes and just hung out together. Geri and I got to go for a long walk and visit.<br />
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Thursday, October 8<br />
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We moved the boat back to New Bern to anchor out. Brian enjoys anchoring there so he can ride a bike into town for errands. This time we loaded the bike into the dinghy and kept it on the boat every night.<br />
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Friday, October 9<br />
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School. Rainy day. Closer to evening we watched workers setting up for the Mum Fest.<br />
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Saturday, October 10<br />
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We walked around the Mum fest in the morning and then, the Kozel's came down to meet us and visit in the afternoon. It was so great to be able to see more friends before we have to leave again.<br />
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Sunday, October 11<br />
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Another day at Mum Fest.<br />
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Monday, October 12<br />
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Drizzly day. When we got a small weather window in the afternoon, we pulled anchor and came back to BSC.<br />
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Tuesday, October 13<br />
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Geri came and picked the boys and I up for several days in Grifton. We brought school books to do school with her boys. That evening we went to Daniel's baseball game.<br />
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Wednesday, October 14<br />
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Geri took me a a local restaurant, gift shop, farm store called Yoder's. Great morning. The boys at at home and got started with school. That afternoon, we babysat a cute little three year old. Busy busy guy. That evening, Geri and I walked to church and had nursery duty watching a sweet 1 year old.<br />
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Thursday, October 15<br />
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The boys and I got to go on a field trip to a local creamery. Simply Natural is the name. They raise Jersey cows and make and sell milk, butter, ice cream, as well as many other products from other local farmers.<br />
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After the tour, we took the kids back to the house and went grocery shopping.<br />
That evening Geri treated me to dinner at Rucker John's restaurant in Greenville along with several ladies from her Bible Study group. Then we went to Dollar Tree and got enough stuff to fill 24 boxes for the Samaritan's Purse Ministry.<br />
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After breakfast, we loaded up the van and came back to the club. Got all of the groceries, laundry, and school books put away.<br />
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Tomorrow is work day at the club, which is always a fun day.<br />
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We are planning to leave on Sunday morning to head south to Florida for a couple of months. Our new boat cards arrived while we were in Grifton.<br />
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Our good friend, Captain Archer got the picture of our boat and rainbow.<br />
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Leathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06783218561569021933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5690623195844351456.post-46167852029400745912015-09-18T16:44:00.002-05:002015-09-18T16:44:31.794-05:00Returning From The Chesapeake to North CarolinaTuesday, August 25<br />
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Solomons, MD<br />
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We moved the boat back closer to the public docks. We had moved the boat back and forth between there and Back Creek. The public dock is free to leave the dinghy at, but is a mile further to the library and 2 miles to the store. We also do not like it there on weekends because the Tiki Bar is so noisy well into the wee hours of the morning.<br />
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Wednesday, August 26<br />
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Brian and I shared a 1/2 price appetiser at the Striped Rock restaurant. Loaded nachos that had us leaving the table waddling out the door. <br />
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Thursday, August 27<br />
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We found out we needed to stay several more days while waiting on a piece of mail to come General Delivery. I was a bit upset about it,as I was ready to start heading back. But we made the best of it.<br />
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We went to hang out at the library and since Brian took the bike, he beat us coming and going. As the boys and I got back to the dinghy, which we had tied up at the Solomon's Island Yacht Club, Brian was talking to a few of the men. They invited us to stay for their monthly birthday social/potluck that evening. I have just gotten some cinnamon bread at the store, so we sliced up a plateful as our contribution.<br />
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Such friendly folks and a delicious spread. There was also an amazing rich chocolate birthday cake for the 8 or 9 members celebrating August Birthdays. One member was celebrating his 101st birthday.<br />
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Brian did a burgee exchange with them. A burgee is a small triangular flag that clubs have representing themselves. Members often fly it on a flag halyard on their boats. When visiting other clubs they can exchange burgees as an act of goodwill and friendship. This particular club had over 400 different burgees hanging from the ceiling.<br />
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Weekend, August 28-30<br />
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Not much happened. Just walking and hanging out. We did try out hand at fresh coconut. It took a hack saw to get through it, and we had fun picking pieces out to snack on.<br />
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Monday, August 31<br />
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Mail arrived at the post office! To celebrate our last night in Solomons, we recreated the loaded nachos from the restaurant, then Brian and the boys walked to the store for icecream.<br />
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Remember the bike Brian and the boys redid? That had to be loaded onto the boat. The boys had already put the dinghy on deck, so Brian brought it from land on a kayak.<br />
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Tuesday, September 1<br />
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Anchor up at 6:45am. We originally thought to go to Reedville, but were making such good time we pushed on and went to Deltaville,VA. Anchor down at 5:10pm. A 60 mile day.<br />
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From friends post on FB we learned that several of our sailing club friends were going to be at another members house on Goose Creek that weekend. We thought it might be fun to surprise them by showing up at some point during the weekend. We did not say anything in case we did not end up arriving on time.<br />
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We knew it would be really pushing it with long days, but everyone was up for the challenge.<br />
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Wednesday, September 2<br />
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Anchor up 6:05am. In the afternoon we saw about a dozen dolphins swimming and jumping in the Bay.<br />
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The closer we got to Norfolk/Portsmouth the bigger the ships were.<br />
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Tied up to the ferry docks in Portsmouth, VA at 3:35pm. A 54 mile day. Just as we were sitting down to dinner, a storm blew in. It was short lived, but packed a punch.<br />
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Thursday, September 3<br />
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Untie from the wall at 6:45am. This was bridge day. Brian figured up we would need to go under about 8 or 9 bridges. Most open on the hour and half hour. We thought we could make the first one at 7:30am. We got to it, but the bridge tender said they would not open until 8:30, after rush hour. So we just had to sit tight and go in circles if we started drifting into too shallow of water. After that we made all the bridges and the lock without any problems.<br />
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We knew we had to get across the Albarmarle sound before anchoring. Brian and the boys did a fantastic job. We anchored after dark for the first time. Anchor down was at 9:05pm near the Alligator River Bridge. It was a record setting 79 mile day!<br />
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Friday, September 4<br />
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Anchor up at 7:40am. Fuel stop at the Alligator River Marina, then on to Goose Creek. Terry's place is just at the mouth of Goose Creek where it empties into the Pamlico sound. Our friends saw our boat coming into the anchorage, but didn't realize it was us. They called on the VHF radio to invite us in. We were able to surprise everyone afterall. We got the anchor set at 6pm. Loaded up in the dinghy and went to see friends we hadn't seen in 5 months.<br />
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Including us, there were 8 boats from Blackbeard Sailing Club, and another 10 members drove in. Altogether there were about 27 folks.<br />
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We had a wonderful weekend of visiting, eating, and the boys got in some good fishing and running around. <br />
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Clair, Mary, Corita, Ann, Ollie, Marsha and Kerri<br />
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Saturday evening they had a fish fry.<br />
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Sunday, September 6<br />
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More visiting and hanging out. That evening Terry hosted a neighborhood potluck. More food than you can imagine for 50 some people.<br />
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The next day, a few of the boats were going to go from Terry's to Ocracoke Island, and invited us to come too. Brian has been wanting to sail there, so we tagged along. It was nice to go with boaters who had gone before and learn the way. <br />
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Monday, September 7<br />
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It looked like a stormy sky first thing in the morning. We delayed our start, but it turned into a beautiful day and great sailing. We put the anchor down in silver Lake about 4pm after leaving at 8:45 that morning. The three other boats we traveled with all tied up to the Federal Docks near the ferry's.<br />
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Our first boat, "Wings" now owned by our good friend, Charlie.<br />
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"Our Freedom" owned by our good friends, The Fosters.<br /><br />
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"Tarantella" owned by our good friends, The Fortuna's.<br /><br />
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After dinner, we went walking around. We stopped at a little general store and got popcorn as a treat.<br />
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Tuesday, September 8<br />
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We planned to go to the beach this day. The morning was very rainy, but as were were dressed for the beach, we started off anyway. We stopped by the lighthouse and then went on a natural trail. After that the rain had let up and we headed for the beach. That morning, before the rain, Brian had ridden the bike to the beach just to know the way. But on our walk, he said we should take a"shortcut" down a Jeep trail. An extra two miles late, we reached the beach. Then another mile to the public part. We ended up having a great afternoon jumping waves and enjoying the ocean.<br />
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Walking back to town, we stopped at the grocery store and picked up salami and chips to have for dinner and then went back for ice cream. All told I think we walked about 9 miles that day.<br />
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Wednesday, September 9<br />
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Another rainy off and on day. That afternoon, we went to the Fortuna's boat and watch "The Pink Panther II" then got ready for our potluck dinner on the Foster's boat. We squeezed fourteen people on their boat for a great meal. Then took photos on the dock.<br />
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Jim and Jody Fortuna, Brian and Kerri Brooks, Ron and Mary Helms, Marsha and Charlie Batchelor and Tom and Ollie Foster.<br />
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Thursday, September 10<br />
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We walked to the British cemetery and the Treasure Chest souvenir shop. Brian and I had a lunch date at the Ocracoke Bar and Grill. On our way back we had ice cream with the Helm's and Foster's. That evening the boys checked out the library and Brian rode to the beach.<br />
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Friday, September 11<br />
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We had planned to leave this day, but the weather had other plans, so we all decided to stay the weekend and leave on Monday.<br />
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We decided to make it another beach day.<br />
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Ghost crab hiding in/on the sand.<br />
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We liked to take over the lifeguard station, now that no one is on duty.<br />
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Beautiful sunset.<br />
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Saturday, September 12<br />
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I spent the morning cooking for another meal with Charlie, Tom, and Ollie that evening. Then we stopped by the Ocracoke museum.<br />
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Good day of rest. The boys met Charlie in the park to play Aggravation.<br />
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Brian and I had another lunch date. We went to SMacNally's for the "Best burger on the island".<br />
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Monday, September 14<br />
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Charlie's wife had to leave early and go back on the ferry to be back for work, so we offered a couple of the boys to crew with him going back to New Bern. Luke and Caleb won the honors. He stopped by our boat at 6:10 am and was able to get close enough for them to hop on board his boat. Then Brian and Jacob set to work getting our anchor up. We were motoring out by 6:35.<br />
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It was good sailing on the Pamlico sound. When we turned into the mouth of the Neuse River, the wind died and the engine was turned on. We got back to the club about 4pm. On the way back, we passed our friend, Archer, on "Ceil Bleu". He was just heading to Ocracoke.<br />
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Tuesday, September 15<br />
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Busy busy day. I got school books out of the trailer.<br />
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The boys helped me figure out who needed what.<br />
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They also washed the boat with Brian and got all of the salt washed off.<br />
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Wednesday, September 16<br />
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We moved the boat to downtown New Bern and anchored near the Union Point Park. There is a great dinghy dock and everything is with easy walking/biking distance.<br />
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Our friends, The Hardee's, came down to spend the day. The boys all played at the park while Geri took me grocery shopping. Brian was around to keep an eye on things. We had lunch together, then came back and put everything away and hung out on the boat awhile. <br />
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The boys played Farkle, a fun dice game.<br />
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Geri and I went for a short kayak.<br />
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That afternoon, Scott Wade on "Dragonfly" came and anchored nearby. We had him over to join us for dinner.<br />
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Thursday, September 17<br />
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First day of school. Long day, getting back into the swing of things, but I think it will be a good year.<br />
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We are back for about a month. Then it will be time to start heading south for the winter.<br />
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After the last update, we went to Five Guys again and shared cajun fries and peanuts. Hopped on the Banner bus line and rode out to Fort McHenry. Walked along the paths and then got back on the bus. We stopped off at a shopping center and picked up some things at Dollar Tree and the grocery store, hopped back on the bus and rode it back to the Harbor.<br />
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Sunday, August 9<br />
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Time to move on. Anchor up at 8:20am. Anchor down in St. Michaels 7:20pm.<br />
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Monday, August 10<br />
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St. Michaels is a tourist town to beat all tourist towns. Lovely and charming, friendly people, top rate maritime museum, many many restaurants and high end shops. <br />
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Brian and I got up early to kayak. It started raining, so I headed back to the boat, not sure if the boys would wake up to shut the hatches or not. As I got back, Caleb was just finishing. Brian continued to kayak in the rain. After breakfast, the rain let up and the boys started water runs to fill the tanks. We walked around town, then later in the evening bought ice cream and enjoyed it at the park.<br />
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Tuesday, August 11<br />
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Luke's 4 year old Keens finally bit the dust. Brian gave him his Keens that are just a few months old. We went to the store and Brian got a pair of Teva sandals. Walked around some more, then Brian and the boys washed the hull of the boat. After dinner, the boys watched a movie and Brian and I went back to town and got a snack at the store. I wasn't too sure about the flavor at first, they are actually really good! <br />
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Whenever I saw the name of the store, all I thought about was Wiley Coyote from Bugs Bunny cartoons ordering stuff from Acme to use on the Road Runner.<br />
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Wednesday, August 12<br />
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Brian and the boys waxed the hull of the boat. Nathan did some school work. Another water run. We would just get two 7 gallon jugs full at a time whenever we went to shore. We did laundry and Brian borrowed a bike from St. Michaels Marina to go get one of the propane tanks filled.<br />
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One of the restaurants kept water out for people strolling in the evenings. It was so refreshing with lemon and spearmint.<br /><br />
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Thursday, August 13<br />
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Another water run, cleaning, inventorying the canned goods, lunch, nap, early dinner then attended a concert in the park we had seen advertised. After the concert we stopped off for more ice cream. Now you know why we walk so much. :)<br />
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Friday, August 14<br />
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Anchor up at 7:20. We decided to head back to Solomon's Island, MD. None of the few places on the Eastern side held much interest for us, and we had really enjoyed Solomons before. We anchored closer to the lower end this time. We arrived at 3:25. Once settled we walked in town and got two Redbox movies.<br />
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Saturday, August 15<br />
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We ended up sleeping in since we had stayed up so late watching a movie the night before. We watched the second one over breakfast. <br />
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Brian has been wanting a parrot or picture of a parrot for the boat for a long time. We remembered a gallery form our previous trip and so went back and asked if they could bring an idea to life. Brian had found a clip art picture and Terry and his assistant were able to print it onto a metal 12x12 square. They said it is actually baked onto it.<br />
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These crab pictures are the galleries specialties. They have 4 different ones and print them on all sorts of things and in many sizes.<br />
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That night we got very little sleep. We were anchored near the Tiki Bar and they had loud music and partying going on until about 3:30am.<br />
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Sunday, August 16<br />
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Not much happened. Just hung out on the boat and walked in town.<br />
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Monday, august 17<br />
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We moved the boat further back on Back Creek for quieter nights and to be closer to the library and store. The kind folks at the Comfort Inn gave us permission to use their pool again, so we swam in the afternoon and picked up pizza for dinner.<br />
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Tuesday, August 18<br />
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Walking and time at the library.<br />
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Wednesday, August 19<br />
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Library time and got another Redbox movie.<br />
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Thursday, August 20<br />
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At a thrift store we found a little mirror for $5. Brian repainted the frame and hung it next to the parrot in the front head.<br />
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Boys returned the movie and we swam again at the pool.<br />
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Friday, August 21<br />
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Saturday, August 22<br />
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Walk in town, return books to small lending library. Boys hang out at the main library, while Brian and I walk to the store. Coming back, Brian discovered a rusty discarded bike.<br />
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He has been wanting a cruising bike for the boat since DC. He saw through all the rust and found potential and the perfect weekend project. Straight to the bike store he went. Rusty now had brand new tires and tubes.<br />
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Sunday, August 23<br />
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After breakfast, Brian and the boys removed the fenders and kickstand. Then Brian rode Rusty 5 miles to the Ace Hardware and bought primer and spray paint. <br />
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A new seat from the bike store, duct tape on the handle bars and a new cruising bike joins the boat crew.<br />
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Thank you for taking the time to follow us on this journey! <br />
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After finishing the blog post, we gathered our stuff and headed for the grocery store. While shopping, a man came up to us and asked if we were cruisers. We said that we were. He introduced himself and offered to give us a ride back to the dock so we would not have to lug everything. We gratefully took him up on his offer. His name is Ben and he lives in a condo community on Back Creek.<br />
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Back at the boat we put the groceries away and Brian and I left to go look at some boats with a broker. When we got back, the boys told us that while we were gone the harbor master had come by and said that we were being hailed on the VHF radio by S/V LOON. The boys turned on the radio and spoke with Ben. He left his number for Brian to call when we returned. So Brian called. Ben offered to let us tie up to the guest dock at the condo marina the following morning and spend the night. Again we gratefully accepted.<br />
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Friday, July 31<br />
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We pulled anchor and motored the short distance to the guest dock where Ben was waiting by 9am. Once the lines were secured he offered the use of the laundry facility. Nathan and I gathered up everything and followed him. Brian and the other boys gave the boat a much needed wash down. After lunch Ben asked Brian if we would like to swim in the pool. Of course we did!<br />
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Jacob, Caleb, and Nathan had to take a swim test to be in the deep end. They all passed no problem. Brian, Ben and I visited a while in the shade while the boys swam.<br />
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Ben had to go get ready for company that he was expecting, but before he left, he invited Brian and I to his boat for happy hour later that evening.<br />
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We enjoyed visiting and eating cold shrimp with cocktail sauce and wheat thins and hummus.<br />
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All day we had tried to repay Ben for the laundry and invite him for a meal, but he wouldn't hear of it. Generous and hospitality and friendship was the name of his game. He talked with Brian about sailing and worked hard to convince us to go to the Bahamas for the winter. Jury is still out on that decision.<br />
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He was leaving for an overnight boat trip on Saturday and offered us the use of his slip for a second night of electricity and water.<br />
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Saturday, August 1<br />
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Before he left, he wanted a picture with the boys. He had confided to Brian and I that he doesn't really like kids, but that our guys were so well behaved and helpful, they were the reason he made his original offer of a ride from the store. Then when they jumped in to unload the truck without complaint, he extended the offer of the slip and friendship.<br />
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After getting settled into the slip, Brian and I had to leave for an appointment with a broker to look at more boats. The boys would eat lunch on the boat then walk to the library and hang out.<br />
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We looked at a 47 ft Olympic named Gromit. The family of five had just completed a 7 year circumnavigation and were moving back to land life in Canada. The boat had tons of storage and plenty of space for everyone. We then looked at three more boats, that are not worth mentioning.<br />
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Back at the boat, it was nice and cool thanks to the A/C running all day. We had dinner with the boys and decided to show them Gromit, just to see what they thought.<br />
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We moved the boat back to anchor, listened to church on the radio, had lunch and took a nap. At 3 we met John the broker and took the family to see the 47 ft boat. As much as the space would increase, it is a 1974 boat and we all decided we did not want to give up all the comforts and ease of sailing Grace offers us. We did have an enjoyable few hours visiting with the family and hearing of their adventures.<br />
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We hung around the boat for the morning then planned to spend the afternoon at the library during the heat of the day. On the was Brian and I stopped in a marine store called Fawcetts. It has been a fixture in Annapolis since 1947. While there we visited with the general manager and he offered us jobs working booths at the Boat Show in October! We were honored to be asked, but knew it would put us too far behind for heading to FL for the winter. After several hours at the library, we stopped by McDonalds for chicken sandwiches for dinner.<br />
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Time to head to Baltimore. Brian has been so excited for us to see the inner harbor. Several years ago he was there for a conference for work and has dreamed of sailing there ever since.<br />
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But first we had a quick overnight stop in White Hall Creek. To look at another boat. It was a Beneteau 432. It needed too much work.<br />
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Finally time to go to Baltimore.<br />
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Flag buoy marking the place where Francis Scott Key was held prisoner in a British Barge and wrote the Star Spangled Banner upon seeing the the flag still waving after the battle at Ft. McHenry in 1812.<br />
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Entering the Inner Harbor. The submarine Torsk and Light Ship Chesapeake.<br />
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The Constitution<br />
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Dragon Paddle boats for rent.<br />
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Anchored in the middle of it all.<br />
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Once settled, we went ashore to see what we could see.<br />
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Including a Michael Jackson impersonator.<br />
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Bumble Bee from Transformers at the Ripley's Believe It or Not<br />
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We wandered around and then found a 7-11 and picked up pizza for dinner.<br />
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Celebrating our 21st wedding anniversary. We walked to Federal Hill and climbed the stairs to the top.<br />
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Then we went to one of the art museums.<br />
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Back at the harbor, we sent the boys to the boat for their lunch and we had a lunch date at Five Guys. We walked to a little mall that is in one of the Hotels. I got some new kitchen gadgets to replace the worn out ones.<br />
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We met back up with the boys and walked to find a library. It was farther than we thought. After an hour we left and stopped at 7-11 for drinks. Brian and I finished our date with pints of ice cream and then we all walked the piersand some of Little Italy.<br />
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Friday, August 7<br />
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We had been told at the visitors center about free buses that go on three routes. We took the Orange route and were not terribly impressed. This particular route went through Little Italy and then through a part of town that was very run down. I was glad we were seeing it from inside a bus and not on foot.<br />
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We got off the bus and walked the short distance to Federal Hill and had lunch at Blue Agave. They had the best picante, salsa verda, and a grilled tomatilla salsa for dipping the tortilla chips in. If you ever get to Baltimore, you should eat here!<br />
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We stopped by CVS for a few things, then went back to the harbor. We toured the Seven Knolls Screwpile Lighthouse.<br />
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We sat by the water and people watched, then went back to the boat for dinner. Back at the boat we noticed that the Pride of Baltimore II had come in. The boys went to Barnes and Noble to hang out and Brian and I watched all of the goings on around us and listened to the different live music groups.<br />
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After coming shore, we got a deck tour of the Pride of Baltimore II.<br />
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After two weeks at Solomon's Island, it was time to move the adventure on. Jacob, Caleb and Brian worked on cleaning the anchor chain, anchor and dinghy bottom. Anchor was up around 9:20. Quick stop for fuel and we were on our way back into the Bay.<br />
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Our original plan was to sail to Deale, MD. Upon arriving we could find no suitable place to anchor, so that was a quick duck in, duck out visit. We moved onto Annapolis.<br />
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We arrived in Spa Creek and hooked onto a mooring ball at 8pm.<br />
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This mooring field is located right in front of the United State Naval Academy. We saw the tourist schooner Windwood returning from a sail. It was our first experience on a mooring. Moorings are quicker to hook up to, but we found there is more motion to the boat from other boat traffic.<br />
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Monday, July 20<br />
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The next morning we were greeted at 6am by a recorded bugle and all of the Navy midshipmen doing their morning exercises in the football field nearby. We decided to move over to the next creek called Weems Creek. We were able to snag a Navy mooring ball, which are free when not needed by the Navy. They only use them if a hurricane or major storm is coming.<br />
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Once settled on the new mooring, we had breakfast and got ready to see the lay of the land. First thing was to find a landing place. We found one about a ten minute dinghy ride up the creek. It was a public dock leading up to a small park in a neighborhood. With GPS in hand, we set off to find the visitors center.<br />
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Once at the visitors center, we got a local map and directions to Bacon Marine, a large marine and consignment shop someone had told Brian about.<br />
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Along the way we started encountering chicken statues. For whatever reason, Annapolis does Chickens, like New Bern does Bears. Here are a couple of the more interesting ones.<br />
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We found the marine store, and the library. After a picnic lunch and time checking out the library, we went back to the boat for a bit then took the dinghy around to the downtown docks.<br />
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In Annapolis, any street that ends at the water has free dinghy tie ups.<br />
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We crossed the Spa Creek bridge and went into the neighborhood of Eastport. Wandering around and looking at all the sailboats took up a good portion of time.<br />
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Tuesday, July 21<br />
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This day was cloudy and very humid. Brian did a trash run and we did not do much of anything until that evening, when we went to the library.<br />
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Wednesday, July 22<br />
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Time to play tourist day!<br />
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First stop was the State House.<br />
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Next stop was the Navy Academy Museum and campus.<br />
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We could not go into the chapel, but were allowed to see the crypt of John Paul Jones located next to the chapel.<br />
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Stained glass made by Tiffany.<br /><br />
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The neighborhood streets in historic Annapolis are very narrow and still have brick and cobblestone sidewalks.<br />
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Thursday, July 23<br />
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Baking and cleaning around the boat day. Went to the library after dinner.<br />
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Friday, July 24<br />
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We took the dinghy Eastport. Toured the Annapolis Maritime Museum and toured multiple boats most of the day. Brian is playing around with the idea that we need a larger boat. But nothing we look at compares with our Grace.<br />
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Saturday, July 25<br />
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Library day. Earlier in the week we had seen a notice about a showing of the Lego Movie at the library on Saturday and Nathan had been looking forward to seeing it again. Brian was researching boats, a favorite passtime, and came across of 50 ft. Beneteau. So we left the boys at the library and dinghied over to Eastport and took a look at it. It was huge and would meet our space needs, but the mast was too tall and the draft was too deep. We would not be able to go under ICW bridges or get back to New Bern very easily. While we were in the area, we looked at more boats, some for the second or third time. But again, nothing can compare to what we already have. We met the boys back at the dock, sent them on to the boat and had a date night.<br />
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Sunday, July 26<br />
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Spent the day on the boat. We listened to Shine FM out of Baltimore and heard two sermons. Jacob cleaned the bottom of the dinghy again with Luke and Caleb helping hold the boat in place. There is a ton of boat traffic on the weekends. As we were just past the mouth of the creek, we caught most of the power boaters wakes, causing our boat to rock quite a bit.<br />
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Monday, July 27<br />
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Library day again. The boys love the libraries for the free wifi. I love the opportunity to just sit and read. Maryland libraies do not issue cards to people out of state, so everything has to be read on site. I was able to finish a book on Martha Washington over the several hours spent there.<br />
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We rented the movie Unbroken from Redbox to watch that evening.<br />
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Tuesday, July28<br />
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We had decided to move the boat to Back Creek, closer to Eastport. The long dinghy rides in all the boat traffic were getting a little old. We anchored near Jabin Boat Yard because it is closest to a dinghy dock with access to a main road. We got situated,then dinghied over and walked around Eastport more, looking at boats. We walked the mile or so up the road and found the grocery store. We ended up having dinner at a small Latin type restaurant. Orders of beans and tortillas really hit the spot.<br />
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Going back to the boat, we saw that someone had anchored too close to us. His boat was actually touching ours. There was plenty of room surrounding to anchor, we could not figure out why he was so close. No one was on board, so Brian took in some of his line so the boats would not hit. They guy came back to his boat, and Brian explained what he did and why. The guy went off for at least twenty minutes. I was frantically looking up the Harbor masters number in case we needed it. Brian just let him rant. He truly put into practice Proverbs 26: 4, " Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou be like unto him." We had anchored first, this guy was clearly in the wrong. He finally simmered down.<br />
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We all swam off the back of the boat and then went to bed.<br />
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Wednesday, July 29<br />
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Brian saw the guy leave very early in the morning. Thank God!<br />
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Near where we dinghy to is a nature trail.<br />
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We followed it around. It was maybe 1/2 -1 mile looping back to the beginning. Then we walked to the Eastport library to check it out. On the way we stopped at Dollar General and picked up things for a picnic lunch. While at the library it started lightly raining. We didn't think much of it, but after awhile we decided we had better go check on the boat. We had left most of the hatches open and even though Brian had put tarps up, if the wind picked up it could still blow rain in. There was some water on the table and some clothes stacked up got wet, it wasn't as bad as it could have been. When the rain stopped, we hung everything out to dry.<br />
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After dinner, Brian and I decided to go back to Dollar General and get a few provisions that would cost less than the big grocery store. We got more than we planned, but they were have a great sale on canned goods. So we got our weight training workout in pack muling the 1.5 miles back to the boat.<br />
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Thursday, July 30<br />
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Today finds us back at the library. The boys were invited to a free lunch here today. After that we will get more provisions at the Giant grocery store and head back to the boat. Brian is scheduled to look at another boat with a broker this afternoon. We are planning to stay through the weekend and then head to our next stop of Baltimore.<br />
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Leathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06783218561569021933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5690623195844351456.post-28538828839680752662015-07-18T11:10:00.001-05:002015-07-18T11:10:58.640-05:00Cruising the Chesapeake Week 10 Solomons, MarylandWednesday, July 8<br />
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Solomons is a very walkable town. Which is a good thing for sailors like us, who pretty much walk everywhere once on land. From the various landing places, most stores are within a mile or two. <br />
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There are no less than a dozen marinas to choose from. A lot of marinas offer free book swaps. I really enjoy this. We always anchor, but visited one to get a repair made on the swim ladder. <br />
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With Solomons having a large sailing community, there is a West Marine store. Brian ordered a cover for the new compass on Wednesday and was told it would arrive on Friday. It arrived the next day. Great service.<br />
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Thursday, July 9<br />
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Brian and the boys went on a trash run and donated some books. Then Brian and I went to town and had lunch at Roy Rogers after he had picked up his compass cover.<br />
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Later that afternoon the boys went to the library.<br />
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Friday, July 10<br />
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Back to West Marine for tape to rewrap the dinghy handles. We walked all over town looking for a church we had read about online. We could not find it, which was very weird.<br />
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We happened by the visitors center for the biological research lab located on the island. Back at the boat we had lunch and then went swimming at the Comfort Inn pool. Brain asked permission first, and we were thrilled when they said yes.<br />
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Back to the boat for dinner and a movie. We watched the classic Where the Red Fern Grows.<br />
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Saturday, July 11<br />
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Reading the news, Brian discovered it was 7-11 Day. So we loaded up to hang out at the library and later stopped by 7-11 for our free slushies.<br />
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Sunday, July 12<br />
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We walked on the board walk. The boys got ice cream cones at the local stand. Brian got popcorn. We were debating about leaving the next day to move on when we came across a banner promoting VBS that week. Nathan said he would like to go, so the decision was made to stay another week.<br />
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We also met a fellow liveaboard who was anchored out. He has been here several months and gave us the lowdown on the town. His boat is a bright yellow trimaran with hand painted pictures. It reminded me of a 60's VW bus. Sorry I didn't get a picture to post.<br />
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Later, walking again, Brian the the older boys came across a tire in a dumpster. Brian has been wanting to make sandals from an old tire, something he read about online. Tire sandals are supposed to be indestructible, and with as much walking as we now do, we need indestructible; some of us more than others. So they went back later with some tools and brought back the usable parts.<br />
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Monday, July 13<br />
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We dropped Nathan off at VBS and then went to the library. Back to the boat for lunch after picking Nathan up. After lunch it was time to make a template for the sandals.<br />
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Cutting the tire proved to be harder than antisipated. We just didn't have the proper tool. So now we are on the lookout for a motorcycle tire or a little spare tire doughnut. Thinner rubber, but still strong. Templates are filed away for now.<br />
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Tuesday, July 14<br />
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Nathan to VBS. Us to the library. Pick up Nathan, back to the boat for lunch. That afternoon we worked on cleaning the outside of the boat and dinghy.<br />
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Wednesday, July 15<br />
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Again, Nathan to VBS, then Caleb and Jacob went to hang out at the library while Luke, Brian and I caught the bus to cross the river to California, MD, to the closest Wal-Mart for groceries. Shopping went fine. But we missed our bus to come back to Solomons and had to wait two hours for the next one. It was very exciting. We watched people and traffic go by, Luke and I played squares on notebook paper. We watched ants carrying a dead catipillar away from their hill.<br />
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No trouble getting back on the next bus. Called Jacob to pick us up and back to the boat to put everything away.<br />
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Thursday, July 16<br />
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Nathan to VBS. Brian had a conference call on the boat. The older three boys and I did laundry on the public dock. We set up our little Wonder Washer and the boys took turns carrying a bucket up to the restrooms for HOT water. After a load was done, we rung out the clothes and then divided them up to go rinse in the restroom sink, then back to the bench to semi dry until we could go back to the boat and hang on the lifelines.<br />
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Friday, July 17<br />
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Nathan to VBS. The rest of us walked to the library. I had gotten the hours mixed up so it wasn't open, but we sat outside and read and did tablets anyway. Brian and I walked to a nearby yard and looked at boats. Then we hurried back to the church for the end of week program.<br />
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The kids sang all of the songs they had learned during the week.<br />
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Went through each days Bible point.<br />
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They finished with prayer and a group photo.<br />
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We dropped the boys back at the boat and Brian and I went on a lunch date. Then we picked up a Redbox movie to watch later with the family. We chose Mall Cop 2 with Kevin James. Funny movie!<br />
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Back from our errand and lunch, Brian did some work on the engine and painted it to help prevent corrosion.<br />
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At 4:00 the boys went to an open field and played ultimate frisbe with another cruising family that has a 16 year old son. They had a great time. Back at the boat we had a light dinner, popped popcorn and enjoyed our movie.<br />
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Saturday, July 18<br />
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We are back at the library for this blog update. Later we will return our movie and get the boat ready to head out tomorrow if the weather is good. Plans are to go to Deale, MD and then on to Annapolis.<br />
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Leathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06783218561569021933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5690623195844351456.post-63413154197925365592015-07-08T11:40:00.000-05:002015-07-08T11:40:02.458-05:00Cruising the Chesapeake Weeks 8-9 Colonial Beach, Kinsale, SolomonsTuesday, June 23<br />
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With the summer heat, it was time for the guys to get summer cuts. We set up shop on the sugar scoop of the boat, heads over the trashcan and plenty of extra power cord on the buzzers. After each cut, the boys would just jump in the water to rinse off.<br />
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Ever since we bought the boat last year, the compass has had a bubble in it. That bubble has bugged Brian to no end. He finally got to the point of wanting to fix it. He figured out how to take it out of it's spot in the end of the cockpit table and learned from our new friend Bill Bowman at the Boat House Marina that you can add mineral oil to fill in the bubble. He went to the Rite Aid store and bought some oil and we came back to pour it in the compass. It was trickier than he thought it would be. And the bubble was still there. He and I went back to the store for more mineral oil. We ended up finding it for less at the Family Dollar and bought 2 more bottles. Back at the boat, he tried again. As you know, oil is a slippery mess. We ended up spilling most and got a nice polish on the table. The old compass had seen the end of it's days. Brian ordered a new compass through Bill the next day.<br />
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Wednesday, June 24<br />
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Wednesday morning was spent playing scrabble with the boys and after lunch we hiked to the grocery store. <br />
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Thursday, June 25<br />
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Brian and the boys worked on filling the water tanks. They did this by putting the two jugs in the dinghy and going over to the docks and filling them from the spigot. Our two jugs each hold 7 gallons. Our two water tanks on the boat each hold 70 gallons. We work off one tank at a time and when it gets low, we switch to the other one and refill that one. So to fill one tank is about 5 trips back and forth.<br />
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We took a picnic lunch to the beach then went to the library. The library became one of our favorite spots to hangout. It really was one of the nicest we have been to.<br />
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Brian and I left the boys at the library and walked to the store for some ice cream to bring back as a treat for everyone. We stopped on the way at a beach store and bought some t shirts from the dollar rack and some sandals for Nathan. Back at the marina, Brian picked up his new compass. It is smaller than the old one, but he is much happier with it.<br />
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Friday, June 26<br />
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Brian and I got up and took an early morning walk. After breakfast, Bill took Brian to buy supplies for installing the new compass and to get one of our propane tanks filled. We were really impressed that one tank lasted three months, with being used several times a day for the stove and oven. Back at the shop, Bill cut out the base for him. That afternoon, Brian installed it.<br />
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That evening we had a date night and went to a Chinese Restaurant called Hunan. I made the mistake of wearing cheapy sandals instead of my Keens to dinner. They were crumbling and falling apart before we even got to the restaurant and just got worse as the evening went on. Before getting back in the dinghy to go back to the boat, they went right in the trash.<br />
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Saturday, June 27<br />
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All week we had been seeing banners around town advertising an event for Saturday. A Bluegrass Gospel group and kids activities to be held at a local park. We got up had breakfast and went to hang out at the library until time for the event. We had packed a lunch to eat, but did not end up needing it. <br />
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It was cloudy and cooler and we wondered if they would still have the event. We stopped by around one and only saw a few people. We asked if the event was cancelled. The singing group was, but they fed us sandwiches, the balloon guy made everyone something, and we met a couple who would become friends.<br />
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Carl and Brenda set up the event and we asked if they were part of a local church. They were. On all of our walks we had passed by Colonial Beach Baptist Church several times. Brian noted an early service. We had already decided to attend the service the next day. This couple was from that very church! We told them we planned to attend the next morning and they were very excited. It rained all afternoon and into the night.<br />
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Sunday, June 28<br />
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We first thought to go to service, slip out and head on down the river. Once at church we were invited to come back Wednesday evening for a pre fourth potluck and prayer meeting. Not having set plans and learning that Colonial Beach puts on one of the best fireworks displays, we decided to stay through the fourth of July.<br />
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After church, we went back to the boat and did laundry. Brian and Luke had been researching a new operating system for the laptop. They decided to go to McDonalds for the free wifi and install it. They took the dinghy to the top of the bay and only had to walk a few blocks. They came back a few hours later with success! No more slow computer with endless pop-ups.<br />
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Monday, June 29<br />
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Brian took Luke out to lunch as a thank you for his work on the computer. The rest of us went to the beach.<br />
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Tuesday, June 30<br />
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Back at the library again. Luke needed to do some tweaking on the computer and install plug ins so we could watch movies. That evening we walked to a local gas station and had some of the best fried chicken for dinner. Back in Onancock, our friend, Paige, had told us that gas stations usually have the best chicken, she was right! Then we went on to Family Dollar and got cookies for dessert. Have you noticed how frugal we are yet??<br />
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Wednesday, July 1<br />
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Brian and the boys went to town in the morning and I stayed on the boat cooking and reading. That afternoon we loaded up our potluck contributions and headed back to hangout at the library until time for church.<br />
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We love pot lucks. Such a great variety of food and visiting. We visited more with the pastor and learned that he and his wife home school. They go to the local Classical Conversations group. Although we have never done that, we have many many friends who have and do. Brian gave him a bit of our history and told him that we are wanting to serve and share the Gospel as a family as we travel around.<br />
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After dinner was the prayer meeting. We have been to plenty of prayer meetings over the years, but this one was extra special somehow. The pastor read Scripture and then would open up the floor for "popcorn prayer" Whoever wanted to pray could. At the end, he shocked us by asking if they could pray for our family and our journey.<br />
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In our new effort to find ways to serve, we were invited to come to the churches food closet. They do not just hand out bags of food to those who come, they also have a room where the people can come in and be prayed for before leaving. We were honored to be in the prayer room and not only join hands with those receiving prayer, but hearing the stories of all of the answered prayers from this.<br />
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During our stay in Colonial Beach, we got a temporary library card and had been checking out movies and documentaries. Our evening were usually spent in that way. We learned about whaling, pirates,and Lincoln. We, mainly the boys, watched superman, Stranger than Fiction, and To Kill a Mocking Bird.<br />
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Friday, July 3<br />
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We were getting low on bread stuffs, so I made english muffins for breakfast and tortillas for lunch. Brian and the boys took a final trip to the library to return our movies. Later in the afternoon Caleb, Luke, Brian and I took the dinghy back to the top of the bay and walked the few blocks to the store to reprovision again. We came back and put everything away and had taco salad for dinner.<br />
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Earlier in the week, when we told Bill at the marina we were staying through the fourth, he invited us to the marina potluck Saturday evening before watching the fireworks. He had been so good to us during our stay, we couldn't help but say sure! Plus you know we love a good potluck!<br />
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I made a pan of brownies that morning to take. Brian had dropped the boys off to walk around town. Once the brownies were cooling, we went walking as well. back at the boat, we made a quick picnic lunch and went back to find the boys and eat and people watch. Colonial Beach is usually a population of about 3500. On the fourth, it more than doubles.<br />
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From as early as 9am people started claiming their spots on the beach. <br />
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They closed off the town pier because this is where they shoot the fireworks from.<br />
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They had a big moving truck full of fireworks they were off loading.<br />
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After lunch we walked to the store for, you guessed it, more ice cream! We also stopped by a farm stand and got some tomatoes. The guy was so nice. He gave each of us a free peach and several more to take with us as well.<br />
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We stopped by all the antique shops. Brian was on a mission to find a plastic crab for decoration on the boat. He didn't find his crab yet, but got a small blue fish. Nathan was thrilled to find the first three Star Wars dvd's for $7 at one shop.<br />
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Back at the boat, I made another pan of enchilada's for the pot luck while Brian and the boys scrubbed the waterline of the boat.<br />
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In addition to grilling hamburgers and hot dogs, people brought all kinds of delicious salads and sides. As with most boaters,we met some of the nicest people. One couple started and run the largest farmers market in Richmond and have just started one in Colonial Beach. They gave us a watermelon at the end of the evening.<br />
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Back at the boat, the rain had let up, and we got to see fireworks shows from other marinas,the camp ground and some of the main show over on the beach.<br />
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Sunday, July 5<br />
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It had been just shy of two weeks. the longest we had ever stayed in one place. Time to load the dinghy and get ready to head on.<br />
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After some major scrubbing first.<br />
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The chain and anchor were just as bad. We got the anchor up by 8am and were on our way. Last stop on the Potomac River was Kinsale. A tiny village with a big history. We put the anchor down at 1pm and Brian, Luke, Caleb and I went exploring.<br />
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While wandering around the town park, a lady stopped her car and asked if we wanted to see the museum. The hours were only for Friday and Saturdays, but she offered to open for us after she dropped someone off at their house.<br />
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Kinsale had a tiny museum but Lynn made it come alive with her animated, friendly story telling.<br />
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Kinsale is located on the middle section of the Yeocomico River. Yeocomico means Place of Four Dwellings. As the river forks there are four land places.<br />
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We anchored near this house, which turns out is a major part of the town's history. It is called the Great House. The following is a brief history from the Kinsale's 300th Birthday Celebration booklet.<br />
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" In 1667, the General Assembly ordered a fort on the Yeocomico River for the defense of the Potomac. That same year the original Great House was built by Stephen Bailey. <br />
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During the war of 1812, the U.S.S. Asp was attacked by British forces just off shore the Great House. Her commander, midshipman James B. Sigourney, was killed defending Kinsale. His body was brought ashore and buried in the Bailey cemetery."<br />
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Now to the museum director's great story telling.<br />
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The house was destroyed and by the Civil War was just finishing reconstruction. The Yankees were coming to attack and were planning to burn the Great House. The lady of the house begged them not to, but they would not listen. Then the woman's little girl took the commanding officer to the cemetery and showed him the grave. The officer had a complete change of heart. Why?? The officer's name was James B. Sigorney. The only loss the Great House suffered that day was that of their Christmas goose.<br />
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Another bit of history recently discovered is that of a son of Kinsale who was in WWII. Clarence Kaufman Douglas, a/k/a "Grinzer" was in the same group of soldiers as Louis Zamperini; recently made famous from the book and movie, "Unbroken". Clarance's own grandson played him in the movie.<br />
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The night of the fourth, Kinsale's fireworks had gotten rained out, so they rescheduled for the following night. So we got to see yet another show.<br />
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Monday, July 6<br />
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Brian did a semi oil change and then he and the boys raised the anchor and we were off for the Solomons. We had been on the Potomac exactly one month, 31 days. Time to get back onto the Bay.<br />
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We sailed all day and got to our new anchorage at 5:45pm.<br />
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Tuesday, July 7<br />
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Brian, Jacob and Caleb kayaked in the morning. Jacob and Caleb came back in but Brian stayed out. When he did come back for lunch, he said he had been asked to be a part of a commercial for the Maryland Department of Tourism being filmed. They shot him kayaking around the marina.<br />
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After lunch we put the kayaks away and put the dinghy back in the water. We took the swim ladder to a marina for a quote on strengthening the steps. Then we grabbed a free map and set off for town.<br />
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Brian finally found his crab in one of the many shops. The picture will have to wait for the next up date.<br />
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We picked up pizza for dinner and enjoyed a quiet evening.Leathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06783218561569021933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5690623195844351456.post-7564878524792532762015-06-23T13:56:00.000-05:002015-06-23T13:56:28.807-05:00Cruising the Chesapeake Week 7 DC, Port Tobacco River, Colonial Beach, VA Tuesday, June 16 <br />
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The Craigslist bike did not work out. We sat at the Safeway fountains for a couple hours waiting on the guy who was," running a little late". We went back to the boat and had lunch and then the boys and I hung out in the AC at the clubhouse and did the laundry while Brian did some work on the boat. Later, Brian and I went for a walk and he picked up a burger. While it was good, it wasn't $10 for a burger and fries good.<br />
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Wednesday, June 17<br />
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Our friends we ran into upon arrival in DC had given us their Metro passes that still had a bit of money left on them. We decided to give the family the Metro experience. Once was enough. The DC metro system is nice enough. Clean, efficient, but every single person had to have a pass, we were given 4. So even though there was enough $ on the 4 cards for everyone, we still had to buy 2 passes. No way to transfer $ from the cards to new cards.<br />
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We had taken it to Union Station where we got off and walked a dozen or so blocks to an Auto Zone so Brian could get some leak stop for something on the engine. Having our fill of the Metro, we decided to walk back. We stopped for our pb&j picnic lunch at the gallery of art sculpture garden and sat by and in the fountain.<br />
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We walked back to the boat and rested, made dinner and then went back to the clubhouse patio to hang out and take showers. Brian ended up giving the remaining Metro cards to a guy at the club who had been extra helpful and kind to us .<br />
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Thursday, June 18<br />
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Time to move on. Anchor was up at 10:05. We stopped around the corner at James Creek Marina for fuel and then headed down the river. We went about 50 miles and went into Port Tobacco River. The river didn't have anything to do with tobacco, it's name came from an old Indian name. We got the anchor down at 5:50. It was rainy that evening and overnight.<br />
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Friday, June 19<br />
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We hung out on the boat. Brian and Jacob went kayaking. Later that afternoon Brian and I went exploring at Chapel Point State Park. Just a small beach area. Drivers get to it from a highway and follow the dirt road through a wheat field. That night brought more rain. Lots of motor boats love to zip around in there, so we were almost constantly rolling a bit from their wakes.<br />
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Saturday, June 20<br />
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In our exploring, we found a couple rope swings that looked like fun. We moved the boat further back in to get better protection. Then everyone piled into the kayaks and we went over to play.<br />
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Another family told us about some holes in the cliffs around the corner. They had first thought wasps, but then saw barn swallows using them.<br />
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Back at the boat, we rested awhile then worked on dinner. Provisions are starting to get low, so since we were out of store tortillas, I made some. Luke made enchilada sauce for me and we managed to put a pan together.<br />
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Sunday, June 21<br />
Father's Day. We had breakfast burritos with the leftover tortillas. The boys went back over to the rope swings, Brian did more touch up repairs with his favorite marinetex stuff. I got caught up on some reading. After dinner, Brian and I each got in a kayak and went paddling around.<br />
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Monday, June 22<br />
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Time to move on. Anchor was up by 8:30. Short trip over to Colonial Beach. Anchor was down at 11:10am in Monroe Bay. We fixed lunch and then got ready to explore the town. Alexander Graham Bell lived in a house here that is now a Bed and Breakfast.<br />
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We found the closest place for icecream, a 7-11, and headed for a park.<br />
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We also found Santa's sleigh.<br />
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Walking back to the dock, Nathan and I got a ride on a golf cart from some nice gentlemen we had met at the marine supply store. The others came along a while later.<br />
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They had a Coke machine that still sold cans for 50 cents, so we shared a couple and relaxed in the shade awhile. We paddled back to the boat and Brian continued on to explore. We made dinner and then got a surprise visit from a swan family. They seemed to be looking for a handout, but we didn't have any bread to offer. I was surprised by how close they came.<br />
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Tuesday, June 23<br />
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Today is the hottest this week. We gave haircuts on the sugar scoop of the boat over the trashcan, Brian changed a filter and then took apart the compass. It has had a bubble and he researched how to fix it. the boys and I are at the library while he walked to the store for mineral spirits to fix the compass.<br />
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Colonial Beach is a lovely town, easy to walk where ever you need. The people are very friendly. Not sure how long we will stay, but are enjoying it while we are here.<br />
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Leathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06783218561569021933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5690623195844351456.post-87378255019453588522015-06-15T19:45:00.000-05:002015-06-15T19:45:08.795-05:00Cruising the Chesapeake/ Potomac Week 6Leonardtown was a great place to stop over for a few days. Luke took a few photos of our views from the boat in the anchorage.<br />
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Monday afternoon, June 8<br />
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After our time at the library, we stopped and picked up Chinese takeout and ate it back at the wharf. Before going back to the boat, we visited a bit with the owner of a tug named "Thistle" that was tied up at the dock.<br />
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About 4pm we decided to have Luke take us up the creek as far as the dinghy would go and then we would kayak the rest of the way where we could take out near the Food Lion.<br />
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Turns out we were able to go the entire way in the dinghy. We did have to paddle it over shallow spots and under a fallen tree. Once tied off, Luke stayed with the boats while Brian and I went to shop. Coming back we found the tide had come in. Going back we had to gently climb onto the fallen tree and pull the boats over it then get back in. An unusual way to provision, but it worked. We made a special effort to stock up on canned goods. We have learned that canned chicken is especially good.<br />
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We started to take advantage of the storage under the floor in the galley.<br />
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Tuesday we did not do much. Brian pulled out my sewing machine and we worked together to get several jeans patched and a couple other small mending jobs.<br />
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Wednesday, Brian and the boys made several trips with the jerry jugs to get water to top off the tanks. They also brought me lots of fresh water and I did laundry in our nifty Wonder Clean washer. It works great. The breeze was perfect to hang everything on the lifelines to dry.<br />
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Thursday, June 11<br />
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Time to move on up the river. We had originally planned to go to Old Tobacco River, but since there was no wind and we were motoring and making good time, we went past that and anchored in Mattawoman Creek. Total nautical miles for the day was 56 miles. It had been a hot day, so as soon as the anchor was down, we changed into swimwear and jumped in to cool off.<br />
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After dinner, Brian and I kayaked over to the state park and walked around. Beautiful area!<br />
The next morning we discovered the mayflies had taken over the boat. Green dots everywhere.<br />
While Brian was on a phone call, the boys were compounding and waxing the bottom of the dinghy. Hopefully it will help to keep growth down on it. I did some housekeeping inside and then tackled the sugar scoop to clean up after the mayflies. We got the anchor up and made the final 26 miles to DC.<br />
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We went past Mt. Vernon, home of George Washington.<br />
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And Fort Washington<br />
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Sailing past Alexandria, we saw the L'Hermione replica. It has been making appearances up and down the Chesapeake. This was the ship that the Marquis de Lafayette came on to help George Washington fight the British in the Revolutionary War.<br />
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We continued on and anchored in the Washington Channel at 2:30pm. Brian and Jacob went to shore to see about dinghy tie up at the Capital Yacht Club. For $16 a day we were allowed to tie up and use all of the facilities. While they were there, they saw a sailing friend from New Bern.<br />
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There were some interesting house boats in the marina.<br />
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As well as yachts of all sizes.<br />
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We all came up to the clubhouse for dinner. The club had hosted an event earlier in the day and we were invited to help eat down the leftovers. BBQ from Famous Daves!<br />
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Saturday, June 13<br />
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Museum Day. We walked to the mall and visited the National Air and Space Museum, the National Museum of the American Indian, the Natural History Museum and the American History Museum.<br />
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We walked to the Capitol Building.<br />
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Then down the mall to the Washington Monument, WW II Memorial, Lincoln Memorial, Reflection Pool and Jefferson Memorial.<br />
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A few years ago, my Grandpa Shurley on one of the Honor Flights that would bring WWII Veterans to DC to see this memorial.<br />
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After all that walking we were, as some NC friends would say, slap wore out!<br />
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Sunday, June 14<br />
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The boys had been missing waffles,as the waffle iron did not make the cut to come on the boat. The clubhouse had two and we got permission to use one. So I made waffles and we were also offered some fruit salad and biscuits and gravy leftover from their Saturday morning breakfast service.<br />
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Still worn out from Saturday's walking, we only ventured to check out the Safeway store a half mile away. Outside the store are some fountains that Brian had fun playing in.<br />
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But the prices were a bit steep for us and we walked back to Safeway and picked up fried chicken and ice cream instead.<br />
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We wanted to get an early start and beat the heat on sight seeing, but didn't get around to leaving until 10am. The weather was nice though and we had nice breezes and partly cloudy skies. We walked to the Bureau of Engraving and Printing and got tickets for a 3:15pm tour. the ticket line for the Holocaust Museum was too long, so we decided to wait for another time. We then headed for the White House. We knew we were not going to tour it, but were still surprised at how far back we had to be to see it.<br />
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I guess thanks to last years fence jumper they are a little paranoid about tourist getting too close. We had to walk through a field about the size of a football field to get to this fence.<br />
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Next we walked to 10th and E streets and saw the outside of the Ford Theater and the house across the street where Lincoln died.<br />
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On this same street is the Hard Rock Cafe. I remember when I came to DC for an 8th grade trip how cool we felt to see it and get a t-shirt. <br />
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Then it was on to Union Station.<br />
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Another walk back down the mall and time to rest before our BEP tour. <br />
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Pictures were not allowed on the actual tour, but it was a neat experience to see.<br />
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Back at the boat, we gathered dinner making supplies and came up to the clubhouse. It started to rain, so Brian went back to shut windows and brought back some meat I needed to get cooked off. Boat refrigerators do not keep things as cool as needed, especially in the summer heat. Lesson learned. If and when we buy meat, it needs to be cooked and eaten that day or the next.<br />
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Brian has decided we need a bike on board. So this evening he is meeting a guy at Safeway to possibly buy one off Craigslist.<br />
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<br />Leathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06783218561569021933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5690623195844351456.post-88791324678550724452015-06-08T10:55:00.001-05:002015-06-08T10:55:17.977-05:00Cruising the Chesapeake/ Potomac Weeks 4&5Tuesday, May 26<br />
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We spent the day with the Whitley's. The boys had spent the night and swam in the bay Tuesday morning. Paige took Brian and I to run a few errands. That evening Brian cook dinner for everyone on their grill in the breezeway.<br />
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Lucy, the Great Dane and I got to be pals. Just like a little child, Paige had to point trying to get her to look at me for a picture.<br />
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During dinner we all watched the Russel Crow movie, Master and Commander.<br />
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Wednesday morning we moved the boat back to the anchorage closer to the city. Brian had been having trouble with the chart plotter and needed to be closer for the electrical guy. That evening Brian and I walked around town and had dinner at The Blarney Stone. He finally got his fish and chips fix he had been craving.<br />
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Thursday Brian got permission from the Wharf manager to move the boat to the docks so Andy of Shore Electronics could work on the chart plotter.<br />
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A chunk of change later, we had a new Raymarine GPS Receiver and a working chart plotter.<br />
We moved the boat back to the anchorage and had a rest day on Friday.<br />
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On that day Brian also discovered we had a leak in the pressurized fresh water. So after consulting an online FB cruiser page, he made a plan for fixing it Saturday morning.<br />
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He removed the pressurized tank, which was not doing anything but take up space. Cut the line and we made a beeline for the hardware store which was only open until noon. Getting great help we left with an $8 part and back at the boat, were soon back in business.<br />
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After lunch we all walked to the Onancock Waterman's Museum, strolled around the Ker Place, read about The Annie C, a log sailing canoe, used for Oyster harvesting and then back to the dinghy dock.<br />
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Back at the boat we had dinner than our anchor neighbors stopped by for a visit. Turns out they keep their boat at Northwest Creek just across the road from our sailing club. They were on their way back down to NC. Their boat's name is Tha't W'ata, which in the Plains Indian language means Wind Boat.<br />
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Sunday, May 31<br />
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Anchor up at 8:15 am and we are off to Reedville. Great crossing. We arrived and put the anchor down at 2:30.<br />
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Reedville is famous for it's Menhaden fish factory. It is a non edible fish but is used in fertilizers and pharmaceutical type products. When the wind is blowing just right the smell can be very strong. But this stinky fish made many menhaden boat captains millionaires.<br />
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Monday, June 1<br />
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Jacob wasn't feeling well, so he stayed on the boat. The rest of us kayaked over to explore the one road town and walk to the store listed in our guide book. Turns out the store closed the year before. Walking back we came across a woman tending the flower beds where the road curves and her husband was standing by his truck. We asked if there was another store within walking distance. He said the closest was the Dollar General five miles down the highway. He then offered to take us there. Our good Samaritine's name was Forest. He and his wife live there part time and were leaving the next day to go back to Richmond. Who knew you would provision so well at a Dollar General? He brought us back to <br />
Cockrell Creek Seafood, a crab deli we were anchored near and we picked up lunch and shared with him for his kindness in giving us a lift. He then drove us back to the docks.<br />
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That afternoon we had the first of several rain and thunder storms. We had left the kayaks tied up behind the boat and they ended up being great freshwater catchers.<br />
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Tuesday afternoon it started raining again and didn't stop until mid morning on Wednesday.<br />
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Wednesday, June 3<br />
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Did some schoolwork with Nathan, the boys played Monopoly. Brian and I paddled over to the Cockrell Creek deli and shared a lunch. Then we went to town with Luke and Caleb and tried to go to the museum we had read was free admission. It wasn't, so we left. Luke and Caleb went back to the boat. Brian and I walked around a bit then went to the Chitterchat Icecream Parlor. We shared a milkshake of coconut, coffee, and mint chocolate chip icecream flavors. It was delicious!<br />
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On our way back to the kayak, we stopped at a place and asked if they had any shrimp or other seafood for sale. No shrimp, but he had one box of day old crab in the freezer we could have for $20. All I had was a $10. He said ok. Little did we know what we were in for. Did I mention they were still alive???<br />
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After researching the best way to cook them, we decided to boil them in Old Bay. The process was to get 6-8 at a time, rinse in a bucket of fresh water, then place in a smaller bucket to be brought down. Boil for 15 minutes then remove to cool. Back up to the cock pit for cracking, eating, saving some meat.<br />
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We ended up with 78 crab. 11 batches in the pot constantly running for 4 hours. I made pancakes for dinner. We bagged 4 gallons of crab still in shells and put in the icebox for later picking.<br />
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Thursday, June 4<br />
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Another rainy day. Boys played a long game of Monopoly. Then a short game of Life On the Farm with me. I used some of the picked meat and made crab cakes for dinner.<br />
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A little mayonaise, old bay, garlic powder, onion powder, parsley, salt and pepper, 1 egg, 10 saltines crushed. Mix all together and saute in a a little melted butter.<br />
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Friday, June 5<br />
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Finally clear weather!!! Anchor up at 9:20am Motor out past the factory, back in to river, then Bay and head towards the Potomac River.<br />
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Arrived at St. Mary's at 3:30. Anchored in Horseshoe Bend.<br />
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Saturday, June 6<br />
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Brian does some minor repairs to reseal some windows.<br />
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Brian, Jacob, Caleb and I kayaked over to the St. Mary's College to walk around and went to the Historic St. Mary's City which was founded in 1660. It was the fourth oldest colony and the first colony in Maryland. Two ships brought colonist over from England. The Arc and The Dove. A replica of The Dove is a part of the city tour.<br />
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They have there house skeletons dotted around the fields to represent where people lived.<br />
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The Statehouse<br />
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The afternoon was spent shelling the rest of the crab. What a huge ordeal! I made giant crabcakes for dinner to get it used up. We totally understand why it is so expensive in restaurants, so much time to process for the bit of meat you get. I think we are pretty well crabbed out.<br />
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Sunday, June 7<br />
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Anchor up at 8:30. Heading back down the St. Mary's River, into the Potomac, and up Breton Bay to Leonardtown. Anchor down at 3:05 pm.<br />
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Caleb had been feeling puny all day, so he stayed with the boat while the rest of us went to town in search of icecream. At the wharf, we were greeted by the sounds of a gospel bluegrass concert in the park.<br />
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Walking up the hill, and checking the gps we walked to the closest Food Lion, 2.4 miles, but felt like a lot more. We shared our less than half gallon of Moosetracks and then decided to see if the local Pizza Hut takeout and delivery would deliver us with some pizza back to the wharf. They would and did!<br />
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Monday, June 8<br />
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We all walked to the library so I could get this blog post out and Brian could send a fax. Next we will walk another mile + to get what groceries will fit in our backpacks and 2 miles back to the boat. After lunch, Brian and I will attempt to kayak back up the creek and pull out close to the store and get remaining provisions and float back to the boat. Wish us well!<br />
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