Notice the grin? It never left Dave's face.....early in the morning, mid-day, late at night......He was fulfilling an item on his "bucket list" and thought everything about the week was perfect. That's just the kind of guest I like on the boat! Here are some of his thoughts.
Things he liked: seeing so many sailboats, spending the week "shopping" for his next boat (joke), playing Farkle, experiencing the tides, noticing the difference between Great Lakes smells and ocean smells, all the cute little harbors, the challenge of navigating through channels and multiple islands while trying to match the information on the charts and GPS, and watching for the sea critters (seals, porpoise, jumping fish, heron, horseshoe crabs).
We did our best to provide him with every variety of sailing condition, but failed to find the 15 foot waves. He had a great day with main and jib and a 20 degree heel, jib only, motor only, and fog with about 100 feet of visibility. He loved it all.
He got lots of lobster eating opportunities but liked the lobster stew from Tennant Harbor the best. He thinks I'm Houdini-in-the-galley which is quite a compliment since most of it was created by opening cans.
He decided that playing Farkle with Lou requires a new set of awareness. His new strategy is SHOW NO MERCY! When Lou finds a sliver of opportunity, Dave plans to pinched him off.
It's been a great week and we're sorry to say good-bye. We're off to Portsmouth in the next day or two.
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