2018 Cruise - Week 6

Week 6

February 10 - 16, 2018

Entertainment/ Fun - the party atmosphere we’ve experienced last week continued into this week. We hosted a Dock Party and everyone who is anyone showed up. It was nice to sit back and talk with our dock mates. I’m sure there are more dock parties in our future.

Joe Mama and Friends Pickin’ & Grinnin’ on the back porch at the Hurricane on Sunday afternoons. Always enjoyable!    

Four Sheets to the Wind performed at the Hurricane. They drew a very nice crowd. Most stayed for their three hour gig. Lot’s of good tunes and harmonies.

Madi Gras - party hosted by Mike and Bev (Queequeg) on their dock at the  end of 51st Street. Met Rich and Mary (Dark Star), Russel and Linda (Blue Highway), and others. Enjoyed the camaraderie and food. Mike played his new, black Takamine complete with Samsung Sound System, Trio box and band in a box. I really liked the harmonized feature.

Valentines Day celebration for ten at Sunset Grille. We chose the 1700   seating so we would be there for the 6:15 sunset. Dinner for two was $79.95 and included appetizer, main course, dessert and beverage.

Royal Reds - for happy hour bought 5.5 pounds from Fish Tales for $16.95/lb. everybody chipped in, most have never had RRs. They were a huge hit! Raves all around. In fact, there was some sentiment to change next week’s planned lobster bake II to another Royal Red boil.

Weather - Strong winds have returned but they are mainly from the south, allowing the boat to “hunt” in the Slip, but it doesn’t rock. High temps in the low 80s and low temps in the mid 70s. Lounging at the point is delightful and we manage to get there a couple times each day. The last couple days of the week saw wind speeds in the single digits.

Friends/Acquaintances - on the 13th, Larry and Ellen Waters arrive from Illinois with Water’s Toy. The next day, Bill and Kathy Towers arrive with Slo Poke. They managed to avoid disaster when their trailer became disconnected from the truck. Despite the mishap, the mini gathering of Nimble Nomads is underway. We now have 9 people in our group as Debbie Mulcrone departed on Friday.  We were told that the north Dock Homeowners Association (aka the liveaboards) have decided to call us the “Nomadders.” The nom de plume may just stick!

Valentin's Day menu at the Sunset Grille

Nomadders and friends at the Valentine's Day celebration

Valentine's Day sunset

Mike plays a few tunes at his and Bev's dock party.

Four Sheets to the Wind

Valentine's Day selfie