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Arrived the IOP right on time at 8:30 AM. Mark & Donna, Magnus and Charlotte and Stan Bell met us at the slip and helped tie us up. Was a nice welcome. We are on the same dock (D11) as Stan and Nancy so that will be fun. The trip from Wrightsville Beach had been quite pleasant and uneventful, 150 NM in 21 hours and 20 minutes. We only saw (on the radar about 6 miles distant) one other boat. I called them on the VHF and we talked to each other occasionally through the night.
The weather here at 9:00 AM is typical - hot (80 degrees) and humid (80%) and so we have turned on the AC. Donna gave us a ride to pick up the rental, and we drove over to Kylie's. She is doing OK, plenty of bruises and some burns from the air bags, but otherwise seems to be OK. Still counting our blessings.
Calculated that we had traveled 4,373 NM in 5 and a 1/3 months since we left IOP on April 30. We plan to stay here for three months. In January we expect to head for the west coast of Florida.
For the next three months the blog will be pretty boring. Boat jobs and family and a bit of tripping around.
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| Sunset last night. Calm seas. |
Sunday, October 11, 2015
Breakfast with Kylie and Mason.
Mid afternoon walk with Magnus from Swede Dreams. Only 2 miles, but I need to get into shape.
Popped over to visit the Taylor'sand see how the clean up is progressing. They seem to be doing fine, and have been impressed by the amount of help they have received from family, friends, strangers and the various government agencies.
Ended up on Belleaire for the rest of the day with Nancy and Stan, they ordered pizza.
Monday, October 12, 2015
Another 2 miles with Magnus.
Picked up Mason from day care and took him to the beach. We had a blast. Bit of TV and an early night.
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Thursday October 15, 2015
Mason is enamored with his trains so this morning we got up early and took him to the Amtrak station. The visit was a big hit.
Friday, October 16, 2015
Saturday, October 17, 2015
Met Kylie and Mason at the beach.
Off to the movies - "Bridge of Spies" - really good!
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| Kylie was holding my beer. |
Sunday, October 18, 2015
Breakfast at IOP and ran into Magnus and Charlotte. Dinner out with Magnus, Charlotte, Mark and Donna.
Monday, October 19, 2015
Got cold today. Started stripping furniture.
Tuesday, October 20, 2015
Work on Tide Hiker. Mostly stripping varnish.
Looks like Kylie's car will be "written off".
Stan returned to I.O.P. and popped in for a drink and stayed for dinner. Chris and Allison called in.
Wednesday, October 21, 2015
Wow, how time flies. John Davy turned up today. We walked on the floor and John gave the rails a coat of varnish. I think the floor issue is resolved.
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| Looking into the ER from the Salon |
Car looking with Ky. More sanding and stripping. Dinner out with Bill and Laura Bender.
Friday, October 23, 2015
Lots done today:
1. Washed the ison glass and canvas and dismantled it ready to remove for repairs
2. Finish sanded the newel posts
3. Finished sanded the grog cabinet
4. Finished sanded the coffee table
5. Took Tide Hiker over to the marina and filled up with fuel and pumped out
Dinner out (pizza) with Mark and Donna. They have termites! (Our house is next door!)
Saturday, October 24, 2015
Alligator in the marina this morning
Saturday October, 2015
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| He did not want to be a lamb! He wanted to be Batman! |
Sunday to Tuesday, November 3, 2015
Quick 2 day trip to Chicago and Indiana to wrap a 3 year lease with our largest EP tenant. Their head office is in South Bend and I enjoyed the fall scenery on the 100 mile drive from Midway airport. The area was enjoying some beautiful warm fall weather with 75 degree temps. Spent some time at the building with Don Sparks, one of the 4 partners.
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| Fall colors in Indiana |
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| The office, with the west bay in the background. |
Wednesday November 4, 2015
Mason had his first "real" haircut today.
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| He took a bit of convincing |
Adam and Family visit
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