Sailing the East Coast: Finally HOME!

Sunday, September 23, 2012

Finally HOME!

Wow, we left Wrightsville, NC at 6:56am headed down the ICW, oh, we only hit bottom twice, a little shallow in a few spots.......Anyway, it was a whirlwind week, BUT we made it. Saturday afternoon at 4:50 pm we pulled into Spirit's new resting marina......Myrtle Beach Yacht Club - it is a very nice place. We were immediately met by some of the nicest people and introduced to the boss or dockmaster. They helped us tie up and showed us around.
Needless to say, Genaker was glad to be a SC soil again! Then, John & Maureen Allen met up with us and brought my car so we could start unloading to load up again! I made us all some hamburgs and hotdogs, beans, boat drinks and some good conversation and boat stories went on! It was great to see them!
Home we finally headed. Bill hasn't been in MB since the first week in April....he was very excited driving through the gates of Edgewater....Genaker's nose was out the window, happy also......Me, I was just exhausted!
Bill and I did a great job getting us all home, if I do say so myself! His experience and expertise really gives me confidence in all the conditions we entailed.
There were only a few mishaps, which actually only happened the last leg of our trip.....I dropped the boat hook into the ICW in Wrightsville, he left the water hose behind there also and alittle bit of fuel leaked into the bilge on Saturday which was the day we left. NOT bad at all!
It is a great journey and you really find alot out about yourself and your spouse when you must spend 10 days on a boat, without TV. You learn to communicate, trust, believe and most of all, we must have complete confidence in each other. I never question Bill when he asks me to do something, especially when he says "quickly" cuz I know somethings up.....
Genaker on the other hand, didn't have a great trip, she would not void once on board....she also was very loud each time we pulled into a marina and very nervous when alot of power boats went by us on the ICW. She only had to be drugged twice....
Thanks so much to all my family and friends, who without your support & encouragement,I couldn't get through it...and
Bill, I love you and so appreciate what you have accomplished in your life to help make all my journeys on Spirit so enjoyable and a great learning experience.