Saturday: Back on the river after a day off. Today was a good day; the river is clearing up, we didn't have to wait at the lock, and we got to our destination early. Although, there still was a lot of debris in the lock and Keith had to turn both engines off and on again and do the backup thing, but that did the trick.Most of the locks so far have been very windy and hard to hang onto the rope. By the end of this trip I should be a lot stronger than when I started. Keith is getting used to me driving the boat and today I drove most of the day.
We are staying at Island City Harbor Marina. It was too far to walk to town so they gave us a golf cart to use. First time I ever went grocery shopping in a golf cart. We were running low on some staples; i.e., beer, coffee-mate, and starbucks! The people here are real friendly. We rated this marina a 7.5. Our power went out at about 16:00; it was a transformer, and it was back on by 18:000 which was good because it is 85 degrees and humid.
Keith washed the boat this afternoon(we miss you Craig). It was really dirty and needed it badly. I had a chance to get caught up on things. It was nice not to be in a hurry.
CO's comments: At our berth, 75' from the shore, we have 21' of water below the hull. There are 60' yachts in this tight marina. Cost for slip was $30.00 and we would stop here again and recommend it to anyone. It is not real fancy but the people are friendly and helpfull. If you can maneuver a 40' boat in tight spaces you would have no problem. Bobbie can recieve 12 TV stations off of our newly installed antenna from Dan and that makes her happy.
Hey Guys, we are reading your blog everyday, it's neat to hear where you are and see the pictures. We miss you.
ReplyDeleteLove, Susie & Bill