Back in Mystic
ALICE'S ADVENTURES
ANDREW AND CELIA SHARPE
Sun 11 Sep 2011 10:20
After a very hectic trip home we are now back on Alice
in Mystic. George went off to Australia last Wednesday and is in
Sumatra at the moment surfing. My Dad at 87 years old decided to
climb a step ladder the day before we came back and the inevitable happened and
he fell off the bottom step. My last evening at home was spent in A
and E with him, Mum and Lizzie. The doctors still cant decided
whether he has broken his shoulder or elbow but started to plaster his
wrist. Luckily he asked why they were doing that before they got too
far! He is now home and seems to be fairly
cheerful.
John and Dennis at Gwenmor Marina looked
after Alice very well during Irene's visit. By the time Irene got
here she was "just" a Tropical Storm. Over 70 boats were damaged in this
estuary alone and many people were without power for up to 6 days. The
yard have been kept very busy salvaging wrecked boats as they have got a
floating crane. Sad to see them written off. They lifted out over 60
boats before the hurricane and put them back in again after 3 days. Glad
we weren't here at the time. They are also busy mending docks for other
marinas.
Monday was spent cleaning the cockpit and topsides of
all the rubbish that had blown on to the boat - Andrew even found a crab claw
amongst the leaves! On Tuesday it started to rain and didnt
stop. This is apparently the edge of Tropical Storm Lee. Sandy came
down to pick us up and we went to theirs for pizza and then to the nearby school
for a classic movie night. They showed "Our Main in Havana" which was very
entertaining. We also met their friend Pete and an English couple - Andy
and Maria on a boat called ALICE. So Sidney said we are Alice 1 and
Andrew 1 and they are Alice and Andrew 2.
On Wednesday Alice was put back in the
water. The weather is unsettled for a couple more days so we hope to leave
at the weekend and head south to warmer weather. Sidney then called and
invited us to theirs again for lasagne. Frank and Elizabeth picked us up
and we had a lovely evening with them and Sidney, Sandy, Alice 2 and Pete.
It was his birthday and Sidney did the honours with a delicious angel
cake.
Thursday morning it was still pouring with rain and
COLD. By the afternoon it had stopped and we finally saw the sun. Sidney
and Sandy and Tom Wadlow (another OCC member) came to dinner on
Alice. Unfortunately Dorothy was away so we didnt see her this
time.
Friday was a lovely warm day and we caught up on
the boat jobs. In the evening we walked in to town to see the "Taste of
Mystic" festival. It was packed out with people so we had a final visit to
Mystic Pizza instead.
Today we were invited to a pontoon party at Gwenmor
Marina. It started with a dinghy treasure hunt around Mystic and up to the
Seaport. The round trip took nearly 3 hours and was great fun and showed
us a lot more of the area. At the prize giving we were awarded a prize for
coming the furthest! A Gwenmor Marina t shirt and hat each.
Lovely. In the evening there was a pot luck barbeque which was
delicious. Thank you to Carol and Dave for organizing the event and
inviting us and to everyone for making as feel so welcome. Its a very
small world as Dave does training on marine electronics and has worked with the
BMF at Egham and Southampton Boat Show.
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