Still Landlubbers

Neighbors......

Rhodedendrons

June 2010 is so much better than June of 2009. We're still sitting 13 feet in the air on jack stands but the weather is warm and sunny as opposed to cold and rainy. We always have hopes of being in the water and on our way before Memorial Weekend, but that never happens.

Our neighbors in the marina yard (that's us on the left) have been super. They invited us to dinner, poured over the charts and shared their favorite stopping spots and then gave us the charts. Bob is the Commodore at the yacht club next door. He invited us to the Friday night dinner and got us an invitation to the New York Yacht Club in Newport. That's where we'll spend my birthday this year. It's very exclusive. Lou will have to borrow a coat and tie from the front desk in order to go in. Bob is also taking Lou on a Wednesday night club race and I'm going with Camille to see their son play lacrosse. We are so lucky to have met them.

We might have missed the tulips in Holland and the lilacs on Mackinac Island, but we were here to see the rhododendrons in full bloom. I didn't know they could grow so big. People use them like privacy shrubs.

The other thing we've noticed in Rhode Island is that the drivers are fearless
(read that as crazy). They drive erratically, run red lights, ignore stop signs, and merge whenever they want. You have to be a defensive driver to survive here. The high seas must be safer.

The work has begun on the cracked rib so our nicely cleaned boat will have to be washed again. That's OK.......you always find the little bit of mold you missed the first time. Both Lou and I agree that having all these days to thoroughly clean, paint, and do projects has been wonderful. Hopefully it won't be too much longer before we are in the water.