A busy month

When we last posted we were getting settled in and the past few weeks have been busy and fun. The day after our last post Jill and I took our first overnight trip since we've had the boat here. We went about 40 miles up Kentucky Lake to Paris Landing Marina in Tennessee. Not a very exciting adventure but it was good to get out and explore a bit and practice docking in a new marina. We enjoyed "crazy chicken night" at the state park lodge before returning to the boat to listen to the Jimmy Buffett concert from Cincinnati on our Sirius radio. We had some fun during the concert by texting friends who were there and some who were listening on the radio like us.

Friends at the show

Radio listeners

We had a nice stay and got moving early the next morning for the trip home. We pulled into a cove on the way back where Jill took some time at the helm getting used to maneuvering the boat using the transmissions only in preparation of learning how to dock the boat. She did a great job and is ready for the next lesson for sure.

Paris Landing

I noticed the DeLorme didn't track this trip so I'll have to figure out what the issue is with that. I'm sure it's operator error. When we got back our new freezer had arrived and the next day was spent installing it. A great addition and much more sense than the dishwasher that used to fill that space.

The following weekend a group of boaters from our pier took an overnight trip up Lake Barkley so we took the opportunity to wash the ceilings of the vacated slips. It helps keep the spider and bird droppings to a minimum. We couldn't go on the trip since we were heading to Cincinnati on Sunday morning but I enjoyed dusting off some old fireman skills....

After a few days in Cincy and several rounds of doctors appointments we were back on the boat in time for a visit from Jill's sister Amy and her boyfriend Alyn. We had a great visit and they got to enjoy the marina and lakes at there finest over the 4th of July weekend. A homeowner near the marina put on a fantastic fireworks show that lasted over 45 minutes and we had a great view right from the front of the boat. Not sure why but I didn't get the camera out all weekend so there is no proof that the visit actually happened....it did.

The following week was taken up with boat projects and we got a bunch of things checked off our to-do list. Nothing very exciting or blog worthy but we're happy they're done.

This past weekend my sister Kathy, brother-in-law Ron and their whole clan came down for a visit. They rented a very nice house here at GTB and seemed to really enjoy the place. We got out for boat rides on Friday and Saturday and actually took advantage of their visit to get the boat naming ceremony done. You can Google the process if you're interested but it involves giving a bit of libation to the gods of the seas and winds as well as some for the crew!

Sunday was spent saying our "so longs" as well as installing a new AC unit in the upper salon. Sunday is usually "funday" but the forecast for this week is all upper 90's so it seemed prudent to get the job done. As I type this it's a lovely 73 degrees in the upper salon and a heat index of 102 just outside the door. 

We're making another quick trek to Ohio this week so I can visit the pension board. I finally have a retirement date of September 13!!!! Next trip is a boat trip to Nashville the end of the month with some friends from E dock...looking forward to that. I'll remember to get out the camera and will post again after the trip.

TTFN