This photo was taken on Sunday morning from our dock. Here close to the water, the leaves haven't really begun to show any color but further north, the colors are brilliant this year.
Next week would normally be the week we'd leave for Portland Riverside Marina, where we store the boat for the winter. But, work commitments this year will keep us here in Norwich for an extra week.
We like to make this approximately 60-mile trip mid-week, when there is a minimum of traffic and fall sailboat races on the Connecticut River.
When we arrived in Saturday, our friends Bob and Diane were out sailing. Bob and Diane are experienced power boat owners but during the summer, Bob bought an old 26-ft. sailboat and since then, he has had a lot of fun sailing it. When they came back, we just had to shoot some video.
This weekend, there really wasn't much for us to do. We packed up some more stuff to take home and puttered around the boat. On Saturday night, Frances served lobster and it was excellent. We know we live within driving distance of the docks where we could purchase lobsters right off the boat, but a local supermarket steamed two for us. With some melted butter (we know, be still, our fat little hearts) they were a perfect dinner for an cool, almost-last weekend on the boat.
On Sunday, we went to Wal Mart for the three gallons of motor oil, 12 gallons of antifreeze and the oil filters that we'll need to winterize the boat once we get up river. For you boaters out there, our two old Chrysler engines take four quarts of oil each and we've installed remote oil filers that take more than a quart each. That leaves us with a little extra, but it's nice to have on board.
After our shopping trip, we played with Lena, our dockmate's nine month old black lab. When we first met her in the late spring, she was just a little tiny black puppy who was afraid of everything. Over the summer, she has grown into a beautiful, friendly young lady. You can't walk anywhere near her without stopping to talk to her, which she loves. If you get really close, she'll give you a kiss with what must be a foot long tongue. She loves her owner's boat and can get on and off by herself. She can also catch a toy tossed into the air and get up to about 50 miles per hour galloping down the dock.
We'll miss Lena and all of our boating friends over the winter.
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