Wow, so many great things have happened in the last few weeks that I’ve not had enough time process them. Interesting enough, our great month started with a problem!
We arrived in NYC to find we had a leak in a sail drive that required the boat to be hauled out. Once the boat was out of the water, the mechanics found the port drive shaft was damaged and both props were wobbly. This could have created a nightmare situation for us since marinas normally charge daily “rent” for boats that sit in their yard potentially doubling the price or a repair. However, the marina in NYC was super nice and waived all “rent” charges!
So we left the boat to get repaired, rented a car and drove to Kentucky where Chris and Renee opened their house to us. They welcomed us with cookouts, evening board games, weekend video games, axe throwing and even more family showed up later on!
We had an absolutely amazing time.
Along with Brad, we got to see ALL our Dunlap nephews and Brandon’s beautiful Sophia.
Kendall had some annual doctor visits to knock out in Georgia so she spent a few days down there visiting.
After that, we visited with Kelly and Jason for a short bit and then headed back to the boat.
We had an amazing time and felt our batteries were charged up for the coming adventure south. Instead of ineptly describing the trip, I’ll just show you some highlights.
So we’re back in the saddle with newly restored sail drives, line cutters, fresh oil changes, a clean bottom <g> and a STRONG desire to be in a warmer climate!
We’re in Ocean City, MD waiting for a weather window but this is a gorgeous location and I’ve love to spend a summer here. It’s too bad we have to move on but we’re far happier in 70+ degree weather and must continue to head south. I’ll stop for now and get back to planning this week’s sail but I hope to get more time this week to post some of the great things we found in Maryland.
Ocean Stray 