August 16-September 8       North Kingstown, Rhode Island

We enjoyed going to Circe with John and Maria for a delicious dinner. We returned several weeks later to have dinner with neighbors, Bob and Cecil. A planned dinner with John and Betsie at a nearby restaurant happened without David who was in the beginning stages of bronchitis.  The restaurant was charming but noisy.

Two days later, the bronchitis had become quite serious.  I became concerned and called for an ambulance to transport David to South County Hospital in Wakefield (about 20 miles from the boat).  With considerable efficiency and care, the first responders moved him from the boat into the ambulance.  I followed in the car and experienced a difficult trip as it was very dark except for numerous headlights almost blinding me as I drove to Wakefield.  After several hours in the ER, David was stabilized with injections and medication.  The return trip at 3:00 AM was much easier.

We were notified Stephanie would be coming on September 7 to help us leave the boat and come home.  We were surprised but she insisted she was coming.  We were delighted to see her and she immediately took over.  As David and I were still fighting bronchitis (yes, I had it, too), we welcomed her assistance.

We had long visits on the boat from Wes, the marina owner, and friends on the dock.  Rube came the following day and helped us load luggage and finalize boat matters.  Stephanie was a tremendous help in packing the gallery and cleaning the refrigerator (she is the best!).  The deposit was paid for winter storage for the boat and we assured everyone we would return next year.