River Dunes ~ Day 2

Super exercise facility

Cool water fountain

     Pete had a very busy work day. While he worked I headed up, used the treadmill in the exercise facility and got in my 3 miles.   The room is very well thought out and stocked.  They also have bathrooms with lockers and showers.

The pool area and the Harbor Club

     Last time we emptied the holding tank, it didn’t empty properly.  As a result, we need to take the boat over for a pump out today.  We had to wait until another boat left the fuel dock.  Just after lunch, Pete went to check the antifreeze levels on the engine, that's when they called us to the fuel dock.  Since we were staying 2 more days, they assigned us another slip.  This one at the beginning of the dock instead of the T-head we had been at.  Rich reminded us that tonight was pizza night for the cruisers, so guess where we ate dinner?!

Local color!

Fall!

     As we arrived,there was a younger couple in front of us at the buffet table.  As we started talking, we invited them to join us at our table.  We spent a delightful time hearing their adventures.  Lisa and Joe had a dream of being long-term cruisers, but never boated.  They sold their house in June.  In September, they purchased SV SEAFORTH, a Morris Ocean Yacht 46 from Hinckley Boat Yard, Maine. Once in possession, they had 3 weeks to prep her and be trained by a captain. He accompanied them for part of the journey south from Maine.   Our conversations continued well past the other dinners, so we invited them on board to continue our discussions.  They had lots of questions about cruising and we had a number of good resources to share. I offered dessert I made for Pete’s Birthday, but they declines as they were too full from dinner.  Before they left, Lisa invited us to join them for dinner tomorrow.  It was a delightful evening.

~ ~ ~ /) ~ ~      K & P