Staycation Day

July 17 & 18, 2014

Just wanted to stay and play Thursday. The weather is so wonderful and cool, the spot is so peaceful and the time available.

Enjoyed a long hike through the many trails at Joe Wheeler State Park. Toured the antique boat show in the marina and had sunset dinner in the lodge. Did I say we had a nap too? What a joy to have nothing pressing.

Woke up this morning (Friday) with full-day thunderstorms imminent so we’ll stay yet another day in this peaceful place. I promise we’ll leave early tomorrow (Saturday) morning for a long, one-day trip to Pickwick to meet Linda and Fred.

It’s rained heavily all day. I read Mark Twain, washed clothes and peeled and froze peaches that ripened all at once. Mike worked on the helm computer, studying the navigation program.

Hearing a nearby motor sound, I looked up to see a small sea plane land only 150 feet from SeaDream! After landing it berthed next to us, almost touching SeaDream with its wing tip but I grabbed the wing, on the pilot’s instruction, and guided him into his slip. SeaDream and a Cessna 180 #N9990K make strange slip mates at the dock!

Antique boat show.

Hike at Joe Wheeler Park.

SeaDream and dock neighbor.