Time Off From Boating Again - Day 21 through Day 34

Day 21-34
10/12/15 through 10/25/15

The flooding in the Myrtle Beach area had may boats holding in marinas waiting for the water to recede, especially sail boats that were unable to get under bridges due to the high water.  The Osprey Marina was jam packed.  We spent a couple of days at the marina cleaning the boat and getting it ready for our week and a half away.

 Before driving to Culpeper, VA to watch our grandchildren, we decided to spend a few days in Myrtle Beach since neither of us had ever been there.

Jake and Kimi loved the beach.  In the evening when the beach was relatively empty I would throw their water toys in the ocean for them and they had a blast swimming and retrieving.

One day there was a wedding on the beach.

We walked out on the fishing pier at our hotel and saw a number of large sharks under the pier where people were cleaning the fish they had caught.  We decided not to swim in the ocean since these were only a couple of hundred yards from our beach!  All in all we decided that we liked Ocean City, MD, where we have spent many summers, a lot better.

After Myrtle Beach, we drove to Culpeper and spent the week driving two of our granddaughters to and from school and various other activities while our son Michael and our daughter-in-law Maureen were at a veterinary conference in upstate New York.  One day I drove to Baltimore and back in order to see my orthopedic surgeon and get a shot in my knee.  One day Jake and Kimi went to Michael's veterinary clinic and got caught up on various shots and had their teeth cleaned.  The last day when Michael and Maureen got home we went to Maureen's birthday party where Michael had hired Maureen's favorite band from Ocean City, "Scott's New Band", to play, and had the party catered by a local Italian restaurant.  About 80 people showed up for an evening of music, dancing, good food, and an open bar.  Michael throws the best parties in Culpeper!

My brother David and sister-in-law Terri drove up from New Bern for the party

Sharon and I with our son Michael.

Maureen having "Happy Birthday" sung to her by Scott's New Band.

Our three lovely granddaughters, Rebecca, Emily, and Elaine at their mom's party.

After the party, we drove halfway back to Myrtle Beach and then finished the journey to the Osprey Marina the next day to pick up the boat and continue on our adventure.  

One tip for other boaters, when you leave the boat for a week and a half, don't accidentally turn off the shore power breakers.  You'll come back to a refrigerator and freezer full of bad food.