Saturday was my birthday (note the greeting from my Subaru, below). John came down to help me celebrate bringing his girlfriend, Jess, and their puppy (my grandpuppy), Luna.
After a very long drive down (we were halfway there when I realized I forgot my meds and we had to cycle back for them), we had some of Vicky's dumplings while Luna explored Seas The Day. She was kind of skittish for her first explorations and didn't quite know what to make of this strange place and the loud engine. We departed a little after lunch for what was going to be a brisk (winds in the 12 to 15 kt range) day of sailing.
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| Exploring the deck |
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| The companionway steps are STEEP! |
The first part of the trip was finding a way for Luna to get comfortable... we knew it would be all new for her so I selected a route that just had us sailing south from the #3 buoy and ready to turn around at any moment. John tried to set her next to me on the helm seat, but neither Luna nor I were very comfortable with that arrangement.
She did, however, find comfort in Vicky's arms... you'll see lots of photos of the two of them together.
With Vicky paying attention to Luna, John and Jess headed up to the bow for some time together.
We did get the sails up and had a nice sail down into the mouth of the Chester River and back. The wind was from the east making for a nice beam reach down and then up along the Rock Hall and Eastern Neck shore.
Everything was kind of gray... especially the clouds and water, but there were some significant holes in the clouds that let some light come through. I'll let the photos and captions tell most of the story.
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| Getting sleepy |
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| Still Calvin at heart. |
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Luna did NOT like the pushpit seat!
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As we entered Swan Creek at Gratitude, we noticed this HUGE (and gorgeous) kite flying.
Once back at the dock, John and Jess unloaded their car (notice the grandpuppy hitching a ride), and settled Luna in for the evening.
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| I happened to capture American Dream (a sister 425) on her return. |
We then had my birthday dinner extravaganza at
Osprey Point Inn.
After dinner, we sat in the cockpit with the blue lights and talked for a while before we retired down below and 3 of us watched Sleepless in Seattle....
... well, let's say that Sleepless in Seattle was playing on the TV in front of us. (According to one person, it was not so sleepless aboard Seas The Day while the movie was playing.)
We woke up at 6:00 and waited for the sunrise and the restaurants to open. Breakfast was at
Muskrat Alley Cafe (the breakfast restaurant associated with the Carriage House B&B).
There are a few videos of the grandpuppy below.
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| At Muskrat Alley Cafe |
Before leaving, John replaced the solenoid in the aft head. I'd been putting off this job due to the boat yoga involved and we had been reduced to flushing with the sink faucet hose. So THANK YOU JOHN! (I could have never done this with my knees and back intact.)
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| John demonstrating his boat yoga abilities |
After the young folks left, we cleaned Seas The Day and then headed home.
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| Vick trying in vain to chase away all the dog hairs. |
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| The three "right side up" orchids have opened! |
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