Mon June 8: Battened Down in New Bern

In which we prepare to leave - again...

We are both sad to leave, now that we are finally having fun.  But the last 4 years have taught us (me especially - it used to be like turning a battleship around to get me to do a new thing) to be flexible and I will get to weed the yard.  Um - hooray???

While Rick went to get the one-way rental car, I went off to get an iced chai latte to cheer myself up.  I'm been conducting an informal experiment to see which town makes the best chai - and so far the Bear City Fudge Company in New Bern is winning.  This city does love their bear icons, so I'm going to go out on a limb and guess that 'Bern' means 'bear'.  At some point we will get around to reading the towns history.  But, since we paid for two months rent at the marina, we have some time.

Rick was gobsmacked that I could go into a fudge shop and walk out without any fudge.  I say it's good to keep him guessing and remain a delightful mystery.  Also, I didn't have enough money for chai and fudge.  As I may have mentioned, apparently NO ONE in NC is wearing a mask, so we are being very careful.

We have the task of shutting down the boat to a smooth routine, but that doesn't make it any less work.  Pack up all clothes, linens, pillows and things that need repair.  Pack any open food, empty refrig and defrost.  Check all lines and fenders, close through-holes.

The drive is about 8 hours, but goes quickly as we listen to a riveting audio book - Frozen in Ice.  It's both WWII mystery and contemporary treasure hunt, so everyone is happy.

Aside from being overwhelmed by the weeds, the garden looks happy to see us.  The boys living in the house less so, as we may interrupt their routine.

Amazing crop of clover!!!

So pretty much everything is status quo on the Atlanta home front, except this has me heartbroken:

Where will I get puzzles???  You may not know this, but puzzles are now like Dutch Tulip Bulbs were in the 17th century.  NPR Marketplace reports that sales of puzzles are up 370 percent!

And so we bid you audieu, Gentle Readers (all 4 of you!).  More adventures to come..... later.

XO
M&R