April 8, 2014
After 5 wonderful days in Atlanta
with two of our children, their spouses and our 2 grandbabies, I am back on
C-Time. Daniel met me at the St. Thomas
airport yesterday afternoon and I greeted him with my carry-on bag, weighing about
35 pounds, and a “personal item” (that’s what Delta airlines calls my purse)
that weighed about 10 pounds. Daniel was
waiting for me at baggage claim and said, well that’s it, right? I was like, oh no, I have another bag that I
checked. It weighed just shy of 44
pounds. I enjoyed my trip to the local
Atlanta Wal-mart and filled up my bags with lots of “necessities” (like peanut
butter, pop tarts, coffee – things that were double or triple the price in St.
Thomas). I also brought back some parts
for the boat.
The airport is about a 5 minute
walk from the beach where Daniel left D-Time and then about a 20 minute ride
back to C-Time. We covered my precious
cargo in plastic garbage bags to keep them dry for the ride back to
C-Time. I was so happy to see C-Time! We spent the night next to the airport and
after I woke from sleeping late this morning, we raised anchor and headed to
Crown Bay, in St. Thomas, for diesel, and then to the main harbor for grocery
shopping. With all of those errands
accomplished, we set out for one of our favorite anchorages, Great St. James
Island. We made the 9 mile trip in just
under 2 hours. We had 6+ foot seas and
very strong wind. It was a bit of a
bumpy ride, but we picked up our mooring ball and enjoyed an afternoon of
sitting on the bow of the boat, just relaxing.
It’s good to be home!
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