On Friday, she expected 16 to 18 people but 26 people showed up. It couldn't have been a better party or a better place to have it.
Having never been there, we didn't know what to expect. Willington is in rural eastern Connecticut where the wildlife is primarily deer and University of Connecticut students. We thought that we'd be meeting in a little pizza place, where the A-dock folks would be the biggest show in town. How wrong we were and knowing Carol Ann, we should have known that this place would be good. When it's difficult to find a parking place in Willington, Connecticut, you know you must be on to something very good.
The place was huge and very crowded, as it would be on Saturday night. We waited as the A-dock folks arrived and after a while, it seem that we took up most of the waiting area. Carol Ann kept updating the management on the total number in our party. 18, 20, 24 then finally 26.
Eventually, we were all seated at two tables and everyone ordered pizza of some kind. That was too much food for even a crowd this big but it gave us a chance to sample others' choices and all were excellent.
Here are some of the pictures of A-dock folks having fun:
Dick (at right) wasn't asleep. We just caught him reacting to the camera flash. LouAnn (center) was enjoying Dick's company.
And Marvin, our most senior dockmate, had fun.
Our table got together for a group shot. Every gathering like ours has to have a photo like this. Deidre and Barbara (second and third from right) ordered the "Widowmaker Pizza." It was delicious and we had to use that name in the title of this blog.
And that was only half the crowd.
Eventually, we all filed out with the remainder of our pizzas in boxes and everyone got home safely. We missed Deidre's husband, Daryl, who was recovering from an auto accident, but we know he'll be with us next time.
Next week, we'll be back to boat projects. OK, maybe the week after. Our boat, Act Three, is back on land for the winter and our first project is to install a new head (toilet) and holding tank. We'll take lots of pictures of this project and we'll keep working on our list of projects until next spring,
Of course, if someone invites us back to Willington Pizza, we'll drop our wrenches and be there!
great pictures! I finally had a chance to download mine this afternoon. I'll forward some to you in case you want to add them. I did take one video but the lighting was non-existant over our tables so it was too dark to make out anyone. Big fun was had by all from the looks of the pictures.
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