Back to the boat ( 5/27/14)
On 5/22/14
we left Dunedin. Our truck was loaded
with supplies, bicycles, dog food and treats, and my dulcimer and music. After a long day of travel, we ended up in
Orangeburg, SC for the night. The next day we stopped at the Blue Ridge
Mountain Music Center for an afternoon concert, where we listened to local
musicians in a jam session. Although we
could have stayed for a concert the next day, we decided we wanted to continue
north. Our second night was in a motel
in Staunton, VA. Day three (Saturday) we
arrived in Syracuse, NY, less than an hour from our final destination of
Brewerton.
On Sunday
morning we attended Blessed Sacrament Church (the same name as our parish in
Morton, IL). I was surprised that the
9:30 service at this large parish did not have a choir, only a cantor. They did have an interpreter for the hearing
impaired members of the congregation.
The weather
here is very hot (88), unusual for this early in the season. On the holiday weekend there were lots of
boaters on the Erie Canal and on Oneida Lake, but by last evening, we were the
only people here other than the boatyard owners.
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Boatyard owner's house-right behind our boat
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Last night we ate a local outdoor restaurant
on the canal and when we looked up, Jeff Stern and Lolly Lee (loopers from Ft.
Myers, FL) were standing at the hostess station. It was great catching up with them. Lolly is a professional musician and had
visited our dulcimer group a year and a half ago when she and Jeff and Tom and
Patsy Conrad were in Dunedin.
Today we
stocked up on food which will last us the next month or so. It’s always difficult to decide what is
needed, especially since I do not love cooking and meal planning.
We are
parked next to the 37 foot Nordic Tug, “Penny-wise”, owned by a very nice local
couple. It’s amazing how small our 34
foot boat looks in comparison.
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Yes, we're the one on the right.
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Duke, last week before the haircut
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Duke relaxing on the aft deck
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