Back to Kasidah in the morning.

We are finally in Florida, it was great getting out of the Jeep tonight and not needing a jacket. We are staying at a hotel close by the marina, because it is late and we don't know where Kasidah will be in the yard and would have to find a ladder to climb aboard, so this is just as well to get up in the morning and just start the work to get her ready for the long fun winter ahead. This will be a little different from last year because we have wheels here till we do the crossing so will do a little exploring by car also.
First items to deal on Wednesday will be getting the sun shade screen off her and getting her in tip top shape for living on her again. The marina should have the bottom sanded down for our inspection before we do a barrier coat and repaint her bottom.

Sunday drive to Annapolis

Amy headed out this morning for a month of training in San Antonio so we decided to take a drive over to Annapolis to see how Bud and Jill were doing on S/V Earendil, they are falling right into the cruisers lifestyle. It was really nice to see them and hope to see them again in Stuart or maybe even do the crossing with them.














The real funny part was right behind them was Grey Hound on a mooring. Dick and Ann were not there so we did not get a chance to catch up with them(sorry we missed you but Jon forgot his phone in Dover).

Side trip to Philly

We made a quick run over to Philly to catch up with the Libby brood from Maine. We found out through facebook that there was a wedding going on this weekend and it would be a perfect time to say hi (We really need to have a reunion).



Jon and Jeremy couldn't resisted stopping downtown Philly for the famous Philly steak sandwich which was awesome!





All the doggies in their Christmas outfits

Sitting in Dover De.

Our visit in Connecticut was relaxing. We first stayed at daughter Jill's house then headed down to Jon's mom and dads for a few nights. While there we treated his parents to Mohegan Sun Casino, they enjoy going there once in awhile and we have never been there so off we went. Jill and I played poker at the tables and I walked away -$30 Jill won $310, some how that girl always wins and knows when to walk. Jon said he made out the best because he sat at the bar and enjoyed some beer.
Jon spent one day with his brother Tim tinkering on his 57 Vet, on our way out we were treated with homemade fudge that Jon's sister made for the road trip(thanks Kathy).




Now we are in Dover with Oldest Daughter Amy and husband Jeremy, we have lots to catch up with since we haven't seen them since summer.
We took a ride down to Cambridge MD to see the people at Mid-shore Electronics, they are the company that put in all our new electronics last fall this time. We also picked up some crab while there for dinner. On our way back to the house we stopped by a barn that Amy has started to ride horses at. This was really exciting to see her back on a horse, we were into horses with the girls while they were growing, they rode in shows and for many years we were very involved in Foxhunting and she also did some training of horses before leaving for college.










Jon had a very exciting day when Jeremy asked if he wanted to go up and fly around Dover for a bit in the plane he fly's, so off they went, they flow over the Delaware bay and took some photos of the base and Amy's Plane she fly's, also the area they live in. their house is on the lake in the photo with the Dover casino behind them. Sounds like they had a lot of fun.

























We have been keeping in touch with a couple Bud and Jill that stopped by the marina last month for us to drop thier mast for the canal, it's really funny because they are not to far from us and we figure by the time we leave here we should be able to meet up with them on the Chesapeake some where ( http://www.sailblogs.com/member/svearendil/ ) . Jon was thinking he might even see them while flying over the bay.

On the road again.......

We left the marina yesterday at 1600 and went to our first stop which was only and hour away. We stayed over at our good friends house Schyler and Laurie, they live in Skaneateles and we all have been so busy we really wanted to get caught up with whats been going on in each others world. We are now in Tully which is only about 20 minutes farther down the road, we are making dinner for our good friend Diane (this is where our mail gets sent then Diane throws it All away).
Tomorrow we will head to Jill's house in Connecticut for a few days. Visit with her and Jon's family which are close by, and if we have time maybe we will see Rick and Pam (They are the folks we bought Kasidah from).
This is a link to photos we took during the 2010 summer at the marina, some are work photos and some are family and friends. All good memories... Summer 2010