Day 320, Year 8: Dinghy Decision Made . . . Maybe
Date: Thursday, September 19, 2013
Weather: Warm, Sunny Day
Location: Eel Pond, Woods Hole, Massachusetts
Well, we thought we had made a final decision on what dinghy to purchase, but this morning we got a call from the Falmouth West Marine store telling us that somehow the dinghy we ordered yesterday was not on the delivery slip for tomorrow’s delivery. That means our dinghy won’t be here until next Friday. Bummer. We have to inflate our current dinghy every time we get into it and that grows old quickly. But more than that, my first thought was, “Is this a sign that we should not be buying the West Marine dinghy? Should we reconsider and get the Caribe that has 17-inch tubes?” I mentioned this to Mark in passing and then later in the day, he asked me if I thought we should reconsider the Caribe. So we are mulling this over for the night and will re-decide tomorrow. We made a decision, but we might not stick with it.
I had a chiropractor appointment this morning. This chiropractor uses the same technique as Dr. Troxell in North Myrtle Beach and Dr. Saggiotes in Concord, both of whom have done miraculous things for me. But Dr. Perras is a bit younger and adds technology to the mix. His diagnostic tools are hooked into a computer which allows the patient to get a print out of the results. All three chiropractors that I mention here use the Activator approach. The Activator is small handheld spring-loaded instrument which delivers a small impulse to the spine. It sounds a bit like voodoo, but it does work for me. So I am a believer. I went for an introductory appointment today just to meet the doctor and see if I would want to use him if I have another issue with my neck or lower back and I definitely will. Mark went to see him yesterday for neck issues that are keeping him awake at night. And last night, he slept better than he has for weeks. So he is becoming a believer as well.
Mark spent his morning shaving the floor in the aft cabin that needs to be refinished and put on a coat of epoxy. Mid-afternoon, Mark and I went to pick Sam up from school and spent some special time with him. We walked along as he rode his bike and then we headed down to the cranberry bogs to see what is happening there. The cranberries are looking like they are ready to harvest. We talked, threw rocks into the pond, watched a couple of guys fishing for bass, and just enjoyed the time with Sam. He is growing up so quickly and we feel really lucky to be able to be here for part of every year to watch that growth in Sam, as well as in Jonah and Oliver. Our favorite quote from The Wind in the Willows might have to be amended to say, “There is nothing, absolutely nothing half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats . . . and messing about with grandchildren.”
Ziggy and Coco, our grandchildren who do not live on the Cape, attended Auntie Kath’s wedding today in the New Forest in England. Ziggy was the ring bearer and he looked so handsome in the photos. Katherine is Jo’s younger sister and today she married Tom. They have been together for something like sixteen years, since high school, but have just now decided to make the union ‘official.’ We wish them the greatest happiness. And when you see the photos, I’ll tell you up front that YES, Tom is really that tall!
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