When we woke up today there was fog again on the
lake and in the harbor. More boat
cleaning and blog posting started us off.
Then we spent the rest of the day on the grounds of Green Turtle Bay
until 3:30 when it was time to pick up our rental car for the return to
Chicago.
There are 2 sailing ships in the marina, replicas of the Nina and the Pinta, 2 of the sailing vessels in Christopher Columbus’s fleet.
They were built in Brazil by a 7
th generation Porteguese family of shipbuilders.
We toured both and then Kristin went to the Ship’s Store and picked up a few bargains.
We found our way to the closest outdoor pool and it
had a waterslide! This made Kristin
happy. Soon Sue from Shady Acres came
into the pool area and we talked about our respective looping adventures. Sue and her husband Ed sold their house on
Long Island and started their loop in May 2013.
So for now, their only home is their boat. They will setle somewhere after they complete
their loop.
We walked around the grounds and went into Dockers,
the Green Turtle Bay breakfast and lunch restauarant, and the Jade and Earth
Spa and Wellness Center. At 3:30 pm it
was time to pick up the marina courtesy car and drive to the Paducah Airport to
get our rental car to drive back to Chicago on Sunday. We are both feeling sad about leaving the
boat and not continuing our journey for several weeks. At the same time, we miss our family, friends
and life in Chicago. As of this writing
at 8:15pm, Randy has refused to pack. It
will be hard to leave this adventure in the morning.
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