2/26/2011 NEW RIVER AND EXPLORING THE SHIP YARDS

SATURDAY

TOTAL MILES TRAVELED TODAY; 0 NM

OK, enough already! Where are these mega yachts going when the pass us by heading up the New River? Let’s check this out. We jumped into the dingy and found ourselves weaving through the river and channels among the beautiful homes. There were big boats and small boats tied up to the private docks lining the shores. And then came the ship yards! Ah, this is where all those 100’ to 150’ yachts were heading. These huge shipyards are the home port for many and a spot for maintenance and repairs for others. We were awed! We also saw our first Planeboat (could there be another one?).

THIS IS WHERE THE BIG BOYS LIVE

DOES IT GET ANY STRANGER THAN THIS?

THE BIG QUESTION IS "WHY"?

I had a text from Robert that he may be here tomorrow evening. Guess the lure of warm weather was just too much for him to resist. As an employee of JetBlue he flies stand-by so hope he makes it.

I spent all afternoon working on posting the last week’s Quest Blog. Whew! That was a chore that I was happy to complete. Now that we have Internet access I can keep it up but the next few weeks won’t include any travels. Dan starts his full time schooling Monday morning and will be totally committed for the next two weeks to this endeavor.

Dinner tonight was a quick walk to the recommended ROK BRGR (Rock Burger) where we dined on sublime burgers while watching the Saturday night crowd milling about. We will definitely dine here again during our extended stay on the New River!