The past week has been very emotional for me; the last ( lunch at —-; latte at the coffee shop; trip to doggy park; etc.). We will probably never bring the boat back here, so I have been trying to capture precious memories. We did our last stroll down Duval St.; our last lunch on the beach; our last swim in the on-site pool; our last good-bye to marina staff. It is all bitter-sweet. After four months at this marina (and another four months winter of ‘22), this place has become our second home! I do look forward to our house and practices in Cary, but there is also trepidation about the journey over the next six weeks. We have over a thousand miles to cover and anything can go wrong. On the trip down here in the fall we had problems with air conditioning; engine trouble; a fresh water leak; and a deck leak! Now we helped the Florida economy by fixing all those issues, but with a 35 year old boat anything can happen! So yes, we are nervous!
Today we topped up our water tanks, got the electronics going, made sure the engine ran, etc. And now I cross my fingers and say a little prayer that we and the boat ( and dog) get back home unscathed!
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