We enjoyed a great visit and lunch with Diane's cousin Sara, and then we drove to Quakertown, PA, to visit with Diane's step-father. We dined at a nice restaurant and had an early night to bed.
After breakfast, it was a 3.5 hour drive to Annapolis where we parked the car in the expensive short-term lot by the city dock and Duane took Clyde via water taxi back to the boat. The boat was prepped for the short ride through the draw bridge and then to a slip at the city dock where Diane was waiting to assist.
Following a take-out lunch from Pip's, we took the car to reprovision and spent quite a bit, not to mention all the heavy loads to carry from the parking lot to the boat. While Diane unpacked and stowed everything to her liking, Duane returned the car and then got a ride back from the Enterprise employee.
Fri we will sail/motor to Worton Creek where we plan to anchor until Mon when the mechanic will (hopefully) be ready to assist with the camshaft replacement.
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Once all that was done, Duane scrubbed the relatively filthy decks and then ambled across the street to the showers reserved for dock patrons. I should have kept a detailed log of all the various pros and cons of all the shower facilities we have seen; they sure have run the gamut from sublime to ridiculous. The only thing particularly good about these showers is the water pressure. I wish our old pressure washer could match it. We surely don't have any loose skin cells left after today.
Relaxing in the cockpit that faces the narrow waterway known as "ego alley," we are taking in the very interesting sights of vessels including: young hard-bodies on paddle boards, dads rowing their toddler daughters around, families on rubber dinghies, sailboats of all kinds, ridiculously expensive power boats, and water taxis and tours with wide-eyed tourists. Add to that the hundreds of people strolling the boardwalk alongside the docks and it is quite a people-watching event. We both said that it is fun to do this once, but probably not again.
The tidal current is not significant, but we hope to be leaving the dock by 0700 or so to catch most of it up the bay on our way to Worton Creek.
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We are currently securing all for hurricane season and on the verge of departure for a multi state "road cruise". We will be on Long Island around Aug 11. In 1953 the home port was North Port. I believe we will check it out to see what the influx of $$$ has done.
Good luck with all the travels this summer. We are lucky to have not only such great friends, but those who don't wait for life to pass them by.
After leaving Shirley's house, we drove to stay with friends Tom and Gina for a night and visit. Following a fantastic lunch, Diane and Gina had a 3-hour spa day complete with massage, manicure and pedicure. Tom and I checked out his latest apartment rehab project and then played some close games of shuffleboard on their really nice wooden set.
Dinner was another wonderful home-cooked meal and then we watched a rather difficult to follow movie before a sound nght's sleep. Poor Clyde the cat keeps getting bounced around to different environments, and this one has three dogs. We managed to get him plenty of time out in the large yard and he seems much braver about exploring now - not necessarily a good thing.
Wed we will visit Diane's cousin and then her step-father.
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The day dawned to almost cold and definitely wet, but it cleared a bit as we drive the hours to Grey Towers in Milford, PA. It is a historic site operated by the Forestry Service and was the summer home of two-time PA Governor and head of the Forestry Service, Gifford Pinchot. The home and surrounding gardens are impeccably well kept and it was quite a treat to take the guided tour, despite the changeable weather.
After a great lunch a local (historic) hotel, we drove back to relax before the family arrived again for another supper together. Tue we move on to stay with friends Tom and Gina, and then Wed we will visit with Diane's relative, Sara.
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Our trip from NJ to PA only took 2.5 hours in very light traffic on a Sun morning in beautuful weather. We arrived to see Diane's nephew and her sister, Shirley. We went to a lttle league baseball game to watch the niece's youngest boy play and then came back to Shirley's for a great meal. Later, the niece's family all came over and we had a nice visit.
A semi-busy day is planned for Mon.
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The visitation Sat with the parents was nice, and we got over to see Duane's brother and his wife for a few hours. Then we got a nice treat to a local family restaurant and a night of TV with the folks.
Clyde was allowed numerous supervised excursions on the nice lawn without his harness (which really cramps his style, I am sure). He was skittish about the new environment, but quickly grew to enjoy it.
We leave tomorrow for PA.
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After a busy morning of cleaning and packing, we lugged a lot of stuff and the cat via water taxi to the City Dock where we awaited pickup by the Enterprise Rental car staff. We got going from the office at 1300 and drove to Duane's parents' home in south Jersey. Traffic was surprisingly heavy.
We'll keep the comments of the land-visit to a minimum, since this is a supposed to be a cruising blog. We had a nice visit Fri night and will be seeing Duane's brother and his wife Sat afternoon.
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