Last day

The kids left this afternoon and I am very sad.  It was so great to see them and have them on the boat.  They both were wonderful guests!!  We're hoping to have them back after Jake has to go to Alabama this summer.  Jake seemed to like going out on our boat and also getting to go out on  Kirk's boat too, driving was fun for him.  He also had fun just going to the pool with that water skipping ball I got for him and making some new friends while they played with it.  You could just see Leslie relax a little bit each day, I think she really needed some down time.  We made a quick stop at the Cuban restaurant at the end of the street, Leslie thoroughly enjoyed the pork and rice, Jake wasn't feeling very adventurous so he had a cheeseburger.  For now we'll just wait for the kids to get back to Phoenix safely and then start laundry tomorrow.  It was great having them and makes me realize how much I really do miss my family!   

PS we've discovered that our tiny area in the marina (8 boats) has either no internet signal or less than dial-up (does anybody even remember that?).  I am now up at the Captain's Quarters, a comfortable, cool room that overlooks the entire marina, it has no TV so no constant death and disaster reports and  lightening fast internet.  I can't remember what videos I have tried to upload so I'll just upload a bunch while I have the bandwidth.

  Friend Brent cleaning the lobsters 




   Parrots in the backyard 



   At the turtle hospital 







  Leaving for Phoenix

Comments

  1. JackieMarch 21, 2022 at 10:35 PM

    I'm sure they had an incredible time with you and David. Now they can understand when you talk about your adventure, they know what the boat really looks like, and they know why you're so thrilled to be doing what you've waited years to do, and they know they can join you any time. So happy you had a great time with them, I'm sure they did too. Hugs and love.

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  2. Life In BoatlandMarch 25, 2022 at 11:00 PM

    I hope they had as much fun being here as we did having them here. They were great guests and we hope they can come back very soon! I think they do have a better sense of what it’s like to be on the boat, it’s simple and without an over abundance of stuff. I’ve found I just really don’t need 6 potato peelers, ha. Love you❤️❤️

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