June 11                          Cape May, New Jersey

We were both eager to return to the boat and begin our journey northward.  Our ten days in Texas had been fun and productive with lots of work at the office and home, visits with family and friends, and a celebratory luncheon after Winn’s dedication at church on Sunday.  The remodeling project, installing new wallpaper in the kitchen and master bath, refurbishing the kitchen tile floor, and remaking a portion of the kitchen cabinet to include a television, had been completed and we were pleased with the results.  Two days were spent replacing all the items into the cabinets and getting the house in order again.  We made many opportunities to have time with friends and family.  The dedication luncheon was at our home and everyone had a wonderful time with good food and babies all about.  Blake and Amanda’s friends are all in the “first baby” stage of their marriages and we love being with them.

 

“In Philadelphia, we picked up the rental car, installed our new GPS (the defective TomTom had been returned to Costco and changed for a new Garmin).  We drove to Costco and bought more than $400.00 of “stuff” to stock the freezer and pantry on the boat.  We would not have a car again until Maine and shopping is not always easy.

At Cape May, we made a quick trip to Swain’s to get our ordered paint.  We were hurrying to get the rental car to the office before closing so we could leave early the next morning.  At the marina, we learned their office had been burglarized and our keys were missing. We had spare ones with us so there was no problem entering the boat.  The freezer on the aft deck failed to come on but we quickly discerned the fault was a defective switch.  David spent an hour “playing with electricity” and was able to get everything working again.  No freezer would have been a problem with all that extra food!