10 days since we hauled out the boat, and the yard is pretty slow to get going. Sue & I have gone from our apartment to the boat nearly every day to work on our list of chores. Kinda like having a J-O-B all over again!
We've accomplished nearly all of our chores, while the yard has only spent 1-1/2 days doing their list of tasks. I reiterated to the manager that we wanted to "splash" the boat about April 23 (only 3 weeks away), so we'll see if they can prioritize any better.
In the meantime, we've decided to drive to Florida for a week to visit friends and for some R & R. Then we make the "pilgrimage" back to New Orleans for more of my skin cancer surgery; and then to Birmingham AL to our storage locker to trade winter clothes for summer clothes; and then to Chattanooga to spend a couple days with Sue's mother (who is a feisty 92 years young); and then finally back to Southport NC.
We're planning about 7 days to clean the boat from the yard period, move back aboard, and finally provision the boat for our cruising. Planning to make the Great Lakes this summer, coming back south via Chicago and the river system. If we make it, we'll complete the "Great Loop" when we get back to the Tennessee River & meet up with our old cruising buddies from several years ago.
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