I arrived back in Detroit yesterday. It was a planned visit to check on my dad and dog sit for my sister’s pets. I never imagined it would be so hard to leave Eric and Thistle. It’s been a fantastic summer! My boat handling skills improved. I’m proud to say I didn’t scratch the boat during docking, miss a mooring line, or fall into the water!
Sewing in the cockpit!
While in Mystic, we pulled out the sewing machine and made covers for the dorade vents. It’s not easy sewing on the boat but we are improving.
While at happy hour, Eric saw a man wearing a t-shirt with the Roseway on it. His girlfriend’s uncle owned the boat and eventually donated the vessel to The World Ocean School. The school recently took his family out for a sail and the sails have his name on the luff.
Our thoughts are with all the people affected by the hurricane. We are currently collecting information regarding the condition of the ICW ( inter coastal waterway ) and the Bahamas. We need to decide to proceed with our plans or go to Maine next summer and then the Bahamas.
Book review: Sharon
A Stolen Season by Steve Hamilton. 3.5 out of 5
Disrupt by Luke Williams. 4.5
Luke was the keynote speaker at a Liquidnet conference I attended.
Faceless Killers by Henning Mankell 4.5
Eric
The Borman Testament by Jack Higgins
4 out of 5. Fast paced spy novel.
Trading Up in 2019 
Thanks for the update💙🌻🐝☀️
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The Bahamas is a debris field now. I think I would wait unless you can go somewhere else down there..long recovery expected for the area
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How long are you in MI? We’re interested to know what your Plan B is.
I have a pair of Wooden Boat earrings I want to send to you.
Is there an address that I can send them to you at?
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Plan a. I’m here until October
Plan B. Eric puts the boat on the hard and comes back to Michigan. Then we would go back next summer and go to Maine and try again
We will know by early this week.
Excited about the earrings
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