Day 356 – 360; 5/14 – 5/18: Do days at home and off the boat count as looping days if you have not yet crossed your wake? Some would say yes and some would say no. Well they say your loop, your rules…so we are going to say yes!
Tuesday, 5/14 – 5/16 were business trip days for Carol and a little bit of everything for Gary: offloading the boat, retrieving boxes from U-Haul, unpacking, restocking the house, haircut and even a little bit of golf! Friday, 5/17 was time for the same for Carol (except for the golf), as well as prep for our big day on 5/18 – crossing our wake in Annapolis!
5/18 (Saturday) we threw off lines around 10:15 am planning to arrive in Annapolis, where we started, around noon.
The weather forecast was a little iffy all day (spitty with chances of rain). There was not much we could do about that, so we just decided to make the best of it. Mission BBQ would be there around 12:15 with a fantastic buffet lunch, the cooler was full of various beverages and we were home after an amazing year!
We were greeted at the dock by Todd and June as well as Liz and Jim, soon to be followed by a steady flow of friends and family who came by to welcome us home and celebrate “going gold.”
It was a little spitty as we entered the Severn River and headed toward Ego Alley and AYC. As we arrived, however, the sun peaked out and the rain held off for the entire afternoon!
Our guests came and went all afternoon with the last leaving around 4:00 pm. Within 15 minutes, the downpour started and it rained on and off all the rest of the night. We were truly blessed!
And that’s a wrap! Full circle. 6571 Miles. 97 Locks. 5771 gallons of diesel fuel. New friends – too many to count!
Nancy Boggs
What a joy to go along on this journey with you!! And to top that off, to actually see you after 15 years and share a meal was also wonderful (your book is on its what back to you – thank you!) – keep in touch and best of luck with the 2 new homes!