Monday, August 26, 2019

Sunday sail

 We were feeling pretty tired from our long run, so we kept our Sunday sail nice & simple.  We just headed over to Potters Cove & picked up the club mooring
 Me & Bolts & Chris chilled in the water - love our chair!
 Our friends Linda & Joe & Olivia came sailing over, so we rafted together. We actually saw a few yacht clubbers milling around Potters Cove
 It was such a beautiful day
 Time to head home - it's not far - so we just used the head sail on the way home - keeping it simple

 We saw our friends Bill & Barbara on the way home - we 'raced' - both just using our head sails :)

 We were pretty close a few time - and were able to have a conversation ;)
Then it was home for dinner and ice cream - love Sunday's!

Saturday, August 24, 2019

Morning car show & afternoon cruise

 We started our Saturday morning in Newport - at a cars & coffee event at one of the mansions.  They allow any cars in - so unfortunately we have to look at nerdy cars that you can see at any car lot.  People are so weird - power parking their sedans...
 But the coffee is good
 The company is great
 the view of the mansions is spectacular
 and there are a few cool cars sprinkled in to keep it interesting
 The corvette group - ugh.  Now we are part of this gold chain gang.  But at least Chris races his...
 We saw our friends Scott & Gwen at this event too
 See - a cool car (at least to us)

 Bolts found something smelly to roll in :)

 This car did the Peking to Paris rally.  Now that would be a fun & crazy trip!  Our friend Bill also did this race (he lives in England)
 A nice group of cars for this foggy gray morning

 We drove our old standby -
 It was a quick 2 hour show then we were off!
 The trees on this property were so big!  They are native to Europe - so the original owner had them shipped over
 We like to do the Ocean Drive whenever we come to Newport




 Then we headed to Padanaram - our favorite MA coastal town
 We had a late breakfast
 and enjoyed walking around town
 We have to walk through the Marina too :)

 Bolts got excited watching some kids catch fish



 We took the backroads home - we used to ride our bicycles on all these roads




Friday, August 23, 2019

BYC party - Burgers & Blues

 Another evening at the yacht club - this time with a blues band
 It was a hazy evening but there was still a good turnout
 Our friends Scott & Gwen joined us for the night. 
A nice relaxing evening to end the week

Thursday, August 22, 2019

EBSF year end party

 EBSF had another successful season!  We had a fun end of season party that included boat rides and a small fundraiser
 The boat rides were a hit


 And there was a lot of food too - starting with some yummy pre dinner snacks
 We had some fun items for the fundraiser - silent auction
 A great turnout

 Dinner was simple - chicken; burgers; hot dogs
 It was a beautiful evening (setting up in the sun was hot hot hot though)




 The awards ceremony was a hit - all the kids received certificates.  Our program director also put together a nice slide show showcasing the kids sailing talents.