July 2.
And we’re off! It’s taken two days to get our house and yard ready for guests and pack the boat. We’re planning on staying on board pretty much full time for all of July and half of August. We’re practicing putting everything we will need for a year on board starting next July.
July 3rd.
Dry Run. Day two. We filled the boat with what we think we will need on America’s Great Loop. We are attempting to spend the month of July and the first couple of weeks of August on the boat. So yeah, she’s full and we spent most of yesterday finding a place for our “stuff” and we’re not done yet. Dive gear, soda stream, ice maker etc. all need to find a place of their own. What’s that phrase, “A place for everything and everything in its place”. We’ll, we’re trying. 🤣
So, here’s where we are today. RiverEdge tiki bar. Who knew pirate punch comes in quart sized buckets? 🏴☠️
What a fabulous birthday I had today. I celebrated all day with great friends. We had breakfast at Bella’s, played tourist at the shops in Clayton, had a drink at Coyote Moon, had a drink at the Riveredge tiki bar, sold the dinghy!!!!, had campfire banana boats with more friends, and are now enjoying fireworks on the boat. Life is good!
July 4th.
We met these loopers on the dock in Clayton yesterday. We are supposed to be the ones helping them out and giving them information, but in this case it was just the opposite. We learned so many good tips, products, and ideas from this couple that are three months into their loop. They are already enjoying it so much, they are considering selling their house! Today I paid back a bit and took them to the hardware store and Price Chopper since we had a vehicle nearby. They are Harbor Hosts in South Carolina, so we hope to meet them again in a couple of years!
July 5th Not sure what happened today?!
July 6th
July 7th
Day four or five, I’ve lost count. But I do know that we’re having fun.
Todays activities include:
1- Looper support. Melissa is taking a couple to the grocery store for provisions (food) and a hardware store. Parts and tools are always in demand. I wonder how many screwdrivers have fallen overboard over the years?
2- Captain Rusty makes his weekly Friday debut at the Antique Boat Museum as a Ride the River captain. Today I’ll be driving a 1989 Gar Wood replica lofted from a 1937 triple cockpit design. Yeah, she’s a beauty!
We went to Pam and Sl’s place for a birthday campfire and s’more’s! We enjoyed a great evening with friends.
July 8
It was another fun day on the river with friends with perfect weather. We had breakfast on the dock and then we loaded our bikes on the boat and headed to Grindstone Island Winery. We biked three miles each way and enjoyed a glass of wine and a snack lunch we had packed. This evening we had a swim, the guys had a sea-doo ride, and then we played marble chase with the Knowltons and Crosses and Adamowskis.
July 9th.
We got a boat ride to church today! And for the second week in a row, we had 125 people in the congregation: Praise the Lord @ Reformed Church of the Thousand Isles.
After church Malissa and I made a run to the house for some domestic chores that needed attention, you know, laundry, mow the lawn, empty the trash cans and such.
Tonight, we really enjoyed a dinner invitation from Jennifer Inderlied Voss for pizza and time in the hot tub.
July 11.
Today was Melissa’s birthday brunch with coworkers and girlfriends. She had a great time whilst I toiled away workin’ on the dock at the Reformed Church’s dock. And then it rained! And rained! And rained! And, well, you get the point. It rained
July 12
Today was a work day for me we went to breakfast and then to bible study. Melissa went to school for some training and went to work on the church dock. Later in the afternoon we rejoined at the Reformed Church
We were happy to have Matt Volpe and Steph Volpe visit with our grand daughter Lilly for our Wednesday night church bbq dinner.
