Moving On

I think there is no blog law that says each day must have its own entry.
So, let's play catchup.

On Tuesday, sadly, we had to say goodbye to Chanda.  Linda drove her back over to the Albany airport to catch a flight to Washington, DC.  Before going home to Houston, Chanda was going to spend a few days with her grandparents (Frank's parents) who live in Alexandria, VA.

Today's journey back and forth to Albany was shorter than before because Ilion is 60 miles closer to the airport.  Once back at the Ilion Marina, Linda and Frank had dinner at the Dockside Cafe.

The next day was July 4, and Pooh got decorated in patriotic colors for the event.  We had the traditional hot dogs, chili and beer for dinner as we sadly watched our Tampa Bay Rays snatch defeat from the jaws of victory against those Damn Yankees.

Patriotic Pooh

The remainder of the week at Ilion was spent planning the rest of the trip, cleaning Pooh, making minor repairs on the rig, doing laundry, and catching up on our regular lives.  While the wedding week had been magical and memorable, "real life" goes on and the bills have to get paid and chores have to be done.

The view in Ilion from Pooh II

Don the Marina Dock Manager - Terrific Guy

Dredging a deeper area for boats to tie up

All too soon our time in New York was coming to an end, and it was time to head east toward Martha's Vineyard, and the next phase of the Chambliss Summer of 2012.

Saturday morning found us eastbound on the New York State Thruway . . . we were sad to leave the area, but eager to see our friends on the Vineyard.