He Said: Yo Blogger Readers
Hopefully this is not the most
exciting thing of your Memorial Day week-end.
For those who served thank-you.
It has been a busy 4 days for
Pat and me. Got into Nerk , NJ Jersey by now. Both Friday and Sat. we spent putting away
about 450-500 lbs. of stuff. I could
have called it something else that starts with s and has 4 letters. The last 2
days we kinda got a break from the stuff and have enjoyed ourselves a
bunch. Gr8 Italian food most every night
along with our own little happy hour on the aft deck. Today clear, sunny and
about 70. Tomorrow in the AM the marina owner here at Beacon Point is going to
move the boat about 100 big yards to gas pumps so we can be prepared for our
departure tomorrow with Capt. Doug.
Looking forward to heading North thru the Long Island Sound. Sounds
crazy that I need help to get to the pump but if I had to start and move this
boat from here I would be up shit creek, but I do have a paddle. People here at
the Marina Boston
She Said: It’s been quite a week. We had lunches, dinners and happy hours with
a lot of friends before departing Phoenix
We had to make 3 trips to the
storage unit on Thursday because all of our stuff just wouldn’t fit into our
suitcases and carry-ons. The handle
broke on one of our roll-aboards and one carryon – that’s how much stuff we
had. We were the people you point at at
the airport and wonder what they were thinking when they packed. And of course, all of our bags had to be
opened and inspected by TSA (who were very nice – really) and then repacked
(not easy). The good thing was that we
didn’t have to connect planes anywhere.
We arrived in Newark
Saturday morning was even colder and
still raining. The 230# we shipped, plus
all the luggage we checked, had to be brought onto the boat. Thank goodness for the marine staff who
helped us wheel our stuff down a steep ramp and onto the boat. We got everything unpacked and put away – the
problem is we can’t remember where we put stuff. We have a ton of storage space that we haven’t
used – except for in the kitchen where things are filling up fast. Hit the grocery store before we returned our
rental car. Now we’re walking everywhere
– in the rain. Picked up a pizza and ate
in. I was down for the count by 9pm.
We woke up to warmer (but still
cool) weather and NO rain. Still haven’t
received our box – that’s a whole other story.
We had a relaxing day walking around town and getting to know the
boat. We had our first happy hour on our
back patio (oops – aft deck) of Meant To Be and it was great. When we were looking at boats we were
cautioned about all of the steps on an aft-cabin. Although there are no more than 5 steps in
any one place, we’re really feeling the effect.
We have 2 TVs and 2 DVR players, and we can’t figure out how either
work. We’ll definitely have to get that
fixed when we get to Boston
Happy Memorial Day. The weather is great – sunny and pleasant in
the mid 70s. We opened up all of the
sides on the aft deck. I reorganized
some stuff inside the boat. Jack’s
cleaning the outside of the boat and talking to all of the neighbors – some
things never change. We made
arrangements for someone to move the boat to the gas pumps so we can
fill-up. Sad to say, but we aren’t even
capable of moving our boat that far.
That will change.
We hit the waters tomorrow. Can hardly wait. Stay tuned.
