Mon Nov 18 - In which all good things must come to an end

Morning Star Marina, St Simons-Brunswick Landing Marina

Man, what a peaceful sleep.  In fact, I woke up half way through the night and couldn’t go back to sleep – I think because it was TOO QUIET.  Probably my body doesn’t know what to do now without a certain level of adrenaline…  We had a bike ride, breakfast and a lovely walk with Dottie, and her friend Vicky.  And then Vicky and Jack rode with us the hour from Morningside Marina to our boat’s longer-term home – Brunswick Landing Marina.  (Which is a beast – it has 15 piers of at least 17 boats each.  It’s so far to the shower I have convinced myself that I don’t need one).

There was a tricky extraction from our place between two VERY EXPENSIVE boats at Morningside, then a docking at the pump out station (apparently, we will not need to ‘use the facilities’ for the next 12 hours – huge eye roll), and a final docking at Pier #4.  All flawless.  Man, were our friends impressed!  Dottie, having had her experience on boats, said ‘but there was no yelling’!  How lucky there was no wind or tide so we looked good to our VERY FIRST VISITORS!  I hope there are many more – hint hint…

Tonight, and tomorrow morning we will close up the boat, have dinner at Dottie’s (really what we are doing there is laundry, but she doesn’t need to know that), enjoy a real bed and head back to Atlanta Wed morning. But first – champagne!  We didn’t think we couldn’t do this, exactly…but we didn’t know we could.  If you know what I mean…  So a toast is in order.

And a housekeeping issue:  We forgot to start the Nebo app today, so those of you who are watching us move across a map in REAL TIME at 7 MILES AN HOUR will not see that mesmerizing action today.  Also, WHO is doing that?  Don’t you have lives??? (Not you Rick Dillman – you are the whole reason we found the boat.  XO  Also, hugs to Billie,  our only other devoted reader!!!  Hey - We doubled readership!!  Must.  Have.  More.  Champagne!)

Also – a note from my future self.  I did take a shower.  And I did that because I COULDN’T PEE IN THE TOILET.  > : (   I retaliated by using up all the hot water.  Because that is how mature I am…

And so, my Gentle Reader, our time together has come to an end.  For now.  Rick and I will be returning to Atlanta for Thanksgiving.  And then we will see.  We are ready to embrace our dirt (as the live-aboard community calls homes on land) and to unpack everything that has happened over the last month.  And to take really good showers.  I have a new master bathroom but I haven’t even had time to enjoy it because I’ve been, you know…..on a boat. There is plenty more boating/seabatical to come (we just met some Platinum Loopers who have done the loop twice and even the Down East Loop, whatever that is.  I could see a competitive gleam in Rick’s eye), but for now we have to take time off for the holidays, and our children.  (The same ones who NEVER READ THE BLOG).  In their defense, Claire is busy trying to graduate from college in the next week.  And William is trying to keep up his grades while hoping to earn a place on the National Overwatch team (don’t ask).

If you are lucky, next time I will tell you about Trawler Fest and Looperpalooza (I am not making either of those up)…. Oh, and boat name of the day (a new interactive feature of the blog – just send in your favorites.  Not sure what the interactive part will be, but it sounded good): Catharseas