“It’s better to sit in a
boat thinking about God than to sit in church thinking about fishing” – Kevin McGarr
We
made it! 1707 miles from Jacksonville, FL to Rockport, TX in 25 straight travel
days. We had fantastic weather...mostly clear blue skies and light winds. The
last two days were the windiest, but still very comfortable and we only had
rain one evening after we docked. We couldn’t have asked or dreamed for better.
Now that it is over it seems like a blur of activity and it's hard to remember
where we've been…that's one reason I keep this blog.
We
pulled into our new home marina about 1:30 and there was a little confusion
where we were going to dock. There is no dock help or dockmaster here on the
weekend, but Stan had talked to him on Friday about a slip. The two slips we
were told were available were obviously taken. There were several others available
but only one had 50-amp power. It wasn't the best choice for docking in strong southeastern winds but with the help of our son we finally had her securely
tied into her slip by 2:00. We've been told they'll equip a better slip with
power for us, but we don't plan to move for at least a week since the weather
and winds are expected to worsen.
It
felt wonderful to be "home" and even better to see family. We spent the
rest of the day visiting with our son Eric and his wife Courtney and playing
with our granddaughter. She loved playing on all the stairs we have...up
and down all evening. I'm sure she will sleep great tonight. The only thing
that could have made the evening better is if our other son and his family
could have been here. But we plan to catch up with them soon and collect more
grand wonder hugs.
We'll relax a little tomorrow and then start the projects that will make Texas Pearl feel more like our boat. Stan has a long list of improvements he wants to work on and I have a lot of decorating to do. As the improvements are made I will update the blog, but it may not be daily again until we return to The Pearl after Christmas.
Still a lot of barge traffic on the ICW
Glad to hear you had a quick passage!
ReplyDeleteCan't wait to hear about the improvements and the travels to come.