It has finally gotten warm enough so we can appreciate being outside on our boat. Our marina looks great with everything in bloom. We spent the weekend getting things put away (still not there yet) so we can take a trip to Long Island to see our friend Ellen who has a birthday coming up.
Following our personal practice of never arriving, if we can possibly help it, at a transient marina on a Friday or Saturday afternoon when the docking traffic can be fairly crazy, we'll head out to Long Island on Sunday and leave on Tuesday. It makes the cruise so much more enjoyable. Luckily, we both have work schedules that will permit that, most of the time.
Bill got busy helping with the general cleanup. Frances likes to hang things over the bow rail to dry using plastic spring-loaded clips. Bill came back from retrieving some of that stuff, ready to clip anyone who came along.
As we slaved away at finding where to put all of our stuff, dockmate Joanne came by with the water melon, just to keep us nourished. Nice to be around people who always have great things to eat.
Speaking of things to eat, Frances came up with a great dinner on Saturday night. It was cod with her special spices, which is always perfect. It was nice for us to stay in the cabin and chat while the cod cooked. It got pretty cool in the evening but our berths were nice and warm even without any heat from the AC unit.
Frances is a really good cook but, as we all know, cleaning up on a boat can be a challenge. Frances takes it in stride. She likes to build dish dryer sculptures like this one. Believe us when we tell you that properly done, one of these artworks can survive in a seaway.
This weekend, our marina was host to the "Nina" and "Pinta," reproductions of the original Columbus fleet. They looked fairly impressive and lot of folks visited to see them. We did wonder if there was a big diesel engine in each of them. Sails are impressive but power is reliable.
All in all, it looked like the beginning of a great summer. We'll watch as those slips fill up.
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