Our former boat, Perfectly Normal, is in the direct path of Florence and could be lost. The current owner still owes many payments to us, nevertheless.
This summer was mostly a lot of fun, with new adventures, because of our grandson, Cobbe. He was on the boat in May and July and went on a two week cruise with us at the end of July and the beginning of August. Each time he was on the boat there were dramatic changes as he developed rapidly as kids his age tend to do. A week or so ago he turned nine months old while on another cruise to Block Island with us. By the time we see him in person again he'll be a bit more than one year old and walking. Almost there now.
In May he wasn't crawling, by August he was a speed demon. He seems to love the boat. There are always new sights, a breeze in the face, water to splash around in and, of course, grandma and grandpa to give him plenty of attention. On his vacation cruise (he needed a vacation?) he visited the animal farm on Block Island, splashed in the pond and ocean and played in the sand. In the Cape (Cod) and Islands area he chased hermit crabs, saw seals, rode on a carousel and had other adventures such as long passages in big seas and/or fog. His favorite thing may have been steering Improbability or the dinghy outboard. He always wanted to take the helm. He is very much a boy.
It has been more than 35 years since a baby cruised with us so it is all a mix of old memories and new adventures. It'll keep us young, Maybe. We hope.
