TwoGether



Thursday 11/24/11

First a few notes on yesterday. 

This is Roy.  Roy kind of hangs around the shipyard and watches the new docks being built.  He moved to the States in 1977 from England and married an American girl.  Living in the Norfolk area he worked for a company that imported and refurbished the old, red, double decker buses from London.  After a bus was sold he and his wife would deliver them.  They delivered a bus as far away as Seattle WA.  From there it would be shipped to Alaska.  These were real sightseeing trips since top speed on the bus is 47 MPH!  Roy smiled and said “It took an Englishman to marry an American girl and show her the Country”.  Roy is now 80 years young and widowed and, if I understood him right, lives on a sailboat.  He was such a joy to meet and talk to.

 

Linda started preparing for our Thanksgiving feast.  She took the smoked turkey breast that our son made for us, out of the freezer and then made no-bake cookies for dessert.

Thanksgiving in Elizabeth City, NC.

Last night we had gale force winds until just before sun up then it magically turned into a beautiful day with clear skies and a cool breeze.                      

Linda prepared the smoked turkey breast and broke out a can of potatoes and creamed corn from the stores with her no-bake cookies for dessert. We really enjoyed our Thanksgiving Day. 

Since this is more of a shipyard than a marina we are the only ones here.  It’s very quiet and peaceful in the slip.  This serenity gave us time to reflect on the many things we have to be thankful for.  Even with the unexpected events we have had on this adventure we have had a safe voyage, met some terrific people, have been treated more than fairly by those who we had to depend on for services.  We have family and friends who love and support us. We have each other and TwoGether.  (And delicious home smoked turkey breast left-overs)  Cell phone reception here is great and we had good conversation with our son and daughter-in-law and Linda’s parents. For all this (and so much more) we give thanks to God.  Tomorrow the Albemarle!