We’ve moved from the land of WOW to the land of OMG. You’ll see what I mean in the pictures. OMG would also describe our day on the water. Too many bridges — most of which we had to wait for because we were too tall to go under them. Even these bridge tenders agreed! What “could” have been a 4 or 5 hour trip turned into nearly 8. We also had a few glitches along the way. A couple of times the radar went out (we didn’t need it — so no big deal, but scary to have anything go out on a boat). Another time the chart on one side went out (we had another, but, again, any electronic problems are worrisome). One time one of the engines stalled (we figured out the reason much later) and tested our ability to calmly figure out what the problem was and then solve it. Lessons learned. And totally annoying was the fact that our cruising guide turned out to have some out-dated information which caused us some delays as we dilly-dallied in a couple of places thinking that we would have to wait for the timed bridge opening when, in fact, we could easily get under the “new” bridge. Our reward was a berth at Pier 66 surrounded by mega yachts and a posh dinner at the Hyatt Regency.
I can visualize you and Cliff calmly discussing, analyzing and resolving each glitch with the technology and engine. I do envy your ability to do that; it makes you perfect shipmates; as for me, my heart would have stopped each time and I might even have abandoned ship! I’m not proud of this, but it’s the truth.
How does it feel to be among the lucky 1 percent? You’re looking at magnificent homes from your magnificent yacht on the ICW! What a wonderful way to spend retirement and so well deserved.
We may look calm — just like ducks on a placid pond but underneath we are paddling like mad! To tell the truth, all those GIANT homes and mega-yachts are nice to look at, but I wouldn’t want any of them. They all look like a lot of work to me. A guy at Coral Reef Yacht Club gave us the perfect distinction between a boat and a yacht….if you are doing the work, you have a boat. If someone else is doing the work, you have a yacht. We have a boat:-)