A Night in Town

We enjoyed our motor out of McGregor Bay. The seas were relatively calm, so the ride was smooth. We made good time and were going to arrive early at the swing bridge, so we slowed down and enjoyed the scenery. We went through the 11:00 bridge opening and secured a place on the east breakwall. The dock hands were all busy, so a couple who were out for a walk grabbed our lines for us. The wind and current were pushing us on the dock, so we put out additional fenders to avoid damage. The wind and current diminished throughout the day, so we had a nice quiet stay. We had lots to do and started with long hot showers. I defrosted the fridge, and then we went to the grocery store. We stopped at the brewery before returning to the boat. I tried a new beer which I really enjoyed. I think it was called Ten Mile Point Pilsner. We went inside the retail store and bought a few cans to take back to the boat. Tug was so happy to see us when we got back. We don't leave him much while we are traveling on the boat. I put the groceries away while Randy started a couple of loads of laundry. We wanted to get our chores done so we could go to the boaters' happy hour, which we thought started at 5. We told our neighbors on the dock about the gathering, and we walked together to the west pavilion just before 5. Everyone was leaving when we arrived, we had the time wrong. Deb and Paul from Nadura stuck around as did our boat neighbors, so we had a second happy hour. We decided on dinner out at the Anchor Inn and had a table on the patio. It was a beautiful evening and there was a band playing at the park across the street. After dinner, we chatted with the boaters who were docked on the breakwall before watching a couple of YouTube shows. The next morning, we stopped at the farmers market and then headed back to the Anchor Inn for the morning broadcast of the Cruisers Net. It's always a pleasure to see Roy and I like to help out by recording the name and location of the boats that call in. We took Tug for a nice long walk before we headed out. We stopped at Spider Bay Marina for services and then headed west.En savoir plus