Essex Boat Show

BB and I went down to Essex Saturday to a local boat show.  It seems the New Port show was canceled.  Some of the local dealers got together and had a free show in Essex.

It was interesting as it was MUCH less crowded than the usual shows.  We were able to look at the Nordic Tug 41 and American Tug 42 more or less side by side.  BB likes the NT.  It does have a nicer salon and the teak is nice as well.  That said I prefer the AT with it's center master and better master storage.

While we were out we chatted a bit about the possibility of getting a smaller boat since BB wants to work for another 6 years!  That may make some sense since it would allow us to weekend and do the occasional week or two.  A boat of that sort is, of course, much less expensive.  We'll see.

On the way back I tried to stop at an RV dealer but they only dealt with trailers/5th wheelers. 

What has me interested again in RVs is the issue of when BB might retire.  I'm a bit older than she is so if we wait another few years it is unlikely that we'll ever be able to take the Great Loop trip.  That said, an RV might be an alternative.  They are less expensive, provide access to many more interesting things, and able to travel farther in a short period of time.  On the negative side, I just plainly like boats.

MS BB at her leisure

As you might have gathered I'm rather fond of BB. There are, of course, many reasons, amongst them humor. Consider:

Geocaching: Manny Being Manny

I finally had a bit of time to go out geocaching today.  In between taxes, rain, and a bad knee I'd not had a chance to get out lately.  During all the wet weather I'd solved a number of puzzles so today I thought I'd try one: Requiem for a Slugger: Manny Being Manny.  It  turned out to be a relatively easy find along a paved walk and across the edge of a farm field. Interestingly the field was bordered by MANY blackberry vines.  Might be a good outing when there is some fruit.  The cache is in good order but about 30' or so from the GZ coordinates I had.  I took a button and left a a travel bug.  As usual here are the photos (no spoilers).  Click through to access the album.

Beyond The Stream

Well I finally managed to get out geocaching today with BB, John, and Marie.  I'd been by looking for it several times without any luck.  A week or so Emmett archived the cache then a couple of days later posted a note that it was still there.  Well, it was a nice day so we went out and after a short walk in found it.  TNLN/SL/TFTC.

After we found Beyond The Stream we went to look for Selectively Availability On.  I'd not been in this part of the area before.  It's a lovely area and we enjoyed walking around the pond.  Interestingly, there were many turtles in the pond.  We looked around for 30 minutes or so without success.

Somewhere along the way I picked up a tick.  On a positive note there were no mosquitoes.  All in all a good day.