Wednesday, September 16, 2020

Mon Sept 14: Jackson Creek to Deltaville Marina

In which we really suck all the juice out of the thriving metropolis...

We had to kill some time in Deltaville while the broken part was overnighted (yes, we are just made of money....NOT).  And I needed to be taken for a walk.  So we set out to see the sights.

 

Deltaville is a serious working and over winter storage yard, so we first went to see all the boats hauled out 'on the hard' (put up on land).  It's an impressive collection, and some of them seem to have been on the hard since the Reagan Administration.


Many people opt to have their boat 'wrapped' for the winter.  This cuts down on wear and tear but is a terrible use of plastic.  I'm not sure I can handle that much waste.  For sure I won't be able to tell my father.
 

 They can even get the biggest boats up on the hard.  Rick is giving you an idea of scale.

 

 

 We did try really hard to find some stuff to see - and we saw it all in our 1 hour walk.  There is           L O V E even in the remote rural areas (when Rick and I were in grad school we used to make our Japanese friend say 'remote rural area' - hilarity ensued.  Now I realize that was racist and that we were bad people...)

We did enjoy walking around the Deltaville Fisherman's Museum.  Nothing is open, but there was still plenty to see and some nice paths.


I have a cousin who is a serious quilter, so I thought it was pretty cool that they had invented one inspired by boat-building week.  It looks very Native American or Inuit.

Nothing much addition to report - except, thank God there is a good bathroom! (Notice how I did NOT mention the fact that I ran us aground on the way into the Deltaville Marina when the water got really skinny and I panicked).

 

Boat of the day... Get it?!?!

 

2 comments:

  1. Lots happening in Deltaville eh? (Saw it all in a one hour tour). Love your sense of humor!

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  2. Dottie & Jack are both enjoying your daily adventures.
    Yes..you are living the dream! (at least 1 of us has these dreams..can you guess which one???)Be safe, have fun, and hope that HEAD STAYS FUNCTIONAL!

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