Tuesday, May 14: Back in Alabama in the Springtime

Date                            May 14, 2013

Day on the Cruise       Holding at 47

From:                          At Home                                                                  

To:                              At Home

Statute Miles               0.0

Time                           0.0 Hrs

Cumulative Miles       1,233.10 SM

On Board                   No One (We Hope)        

We are enjoying being back at home while the boat stays in Portsmouth. Driving 12 hours straight through to Alabama on Saturday was exhausting. Sunday, we pretty much vegetated and rested from the trip. It was great to get some space and to sit in comfortable furniture.

Thanks to wonderful neighbors, our house and plants came through our absence fine. It looks like we are not hurting for rain this year, as everything is very green and lush, and the water is up in the lake. Our wonderful neighbor Linda handled our mail for us, and  everything was organized and laid out on our kitchen table when we arrived home. We can't thank her enough for her kind assistance!

Yesterday I got a haircut from Rod, my Barber, and renewed my driver's license downtown. I saw the County Judge of Probate and the County Sheriff at the Courthouse and told them about our trip on the Loop. The Sheriff told me about his recent trip to Norfolk where he toured the Navy Facilities with a National Guard group. We both agreed that the Military presence in the area was very impressive. Rod told me that he had a relative in Norfolk that was a Barber, but that he had recently passed away.

Today I drove to Opelika for my lab work in preparation for a Doctor's appointment next week. We are busy ordering things to get to take back with us to the boat. Our portable GPS that we use in the car on trips stopped working on the way back from Portsmouth, so we ordered a new one. I also ordered a handheld VHF radio and a fitting for the deck holding tank pump out. Today I will order some summer clothes to use on the cruise.

We have started to work on our itinerary for the next segment. Our plan is to spend the first part of June on the Chesapeake Bay, then go to Cape May, then up to New York, then up the Hudson by the end of June. I will publish this itinerary in the next few days.

Thanks for Reading!