Almost all of our dockmates were back and the hoses, electric lines, dock boxes and inflatables were in place. What a great weekend when we get to see everyone again.
We should mention that not everyone was there. Our friends John and Joanne were home cleaning up after a tornado that swept though southern Massachusetts earlier this week. It came very close to their house. Luckily, their home wasn't leveled but they had many trees down. John is one of the few people that we'd trust driving our boat and we hope that he and Joanne, our favorite Yoga instructor, are OK and will be back on the dock soon.
This weekend we had a visitor, who may just become a new crew member for the summer. Pooka, Frances' cat, joined us and actually took to the boat quite well. Pookah needs twice-daily medication so it made sense to bring him along. He's a beautiful, friendly, orange and white cat and we think we'll soon see if he gets sea-sick. Our guess is that he won't. Here he is putting the finishing touches on his litter box. That wire you see isn't connected to Pooka. It's just an extension cord for a lamp. We'll get him to pose more carefully next time.
Frances once again produced a great breakfast. There were smiles around the table.
Meanwhile, our friend Rob was checking out those who got up early.
Frances was out there to greet him. Note this year's flower arrangement behind the boat.
This was a big weekend in Norwich with the visit of reproductions of Christopher Columbus' boats, the Nina and Pinta. The entry fee was to us, a little steep, but lots of people came to the marina for a look. These two boats will be in Norwich until next week and while they have lots of sails, we suspect that there is a big diesel engine in both of them.
Of course, we had to take pictures of them.
Amid all this early season fun, things at are our marina aren't all that great. It looks as though the place has been sold and as of this weekend, the gas dock is no longer operating. The pump-out boat is also out of commission so we guess that all of us are stuck. More to come on this, we hope. This marina has a
lot to offer. Let's hope that whoever buys it, realizes that.
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