Temp Slip B~57

  We got moved to our temporary home, while they dredge out all the slips in our row. They start the dredging tomorrow. The marina said it will take about 2 and a half weeks to get done, but, all of the boaters said it took them a month last time they did any dredging. They broke down, and they only have one barge to put the mud on, so everything stops when they haul the mud out. I guess it is a pretty big mess when they do it. I will tell you about it in a later post. They gave us a slip on F dock, but when we checked it out, the guy 4 boats down, Bill, had moved into it, so we went back to the marina to get assigned another slip, and that slip is right between 2 huge power boats, so we would be in a tunnel, so back we go for another slip, and we had the choice between 57 and 59, so we picked 59, it looked like it would have the best view, and it would be pretty easy to get into, without a cement pylon on either side. It had an overnighter in it at the time, so we waited for almost a week to move, because he never left. So we moved last night to 57.
  The Cap'n got home from work around 7ish. I had already stowed everything down below, as a pre~sail drill. I removed all the canvas from around the cockpit. I made sure the topside was clear of anything you could trip on, made sure the whole cockpit was clear of all the wet towels, chairs, leashes, bungies, etc. so when the Cap'n got home all he had to do was fire up the Yanmar diesel engine, pull the lines and off we go.
  We are now right in front of the Yacht club, and just steps away from the marina viewing area. We are also right next to the little park that Sailor likes to play ball in. It is a good dock, new planks, and we have already met 2 guys, Greg, and Ray, they are from 2 of the 8 sailboats here on B dock, all the rest are powerboats. The super funny thing is that this slip is even shallower than our regular slip is. And hahaha I just noticed that the 'overnighter' in 59 is now gone. See what kinda stuff you have to worry about as sailboaters.
   The cap'n handled her perfectly. When we backed out we had to stay clear of the cement pylon on the starboard side, and he missed it by a wonderful couple of feet. The wind was blowing just a little harder than a breeze, so he had to make sure that it didn't grab the bow and bring her about. We cut across the center 'channel'. He clung to the C dock side, creeped he nose over to our slip, backed her a little, to get her straight, and BAM!!! she slipped in the slip without even touching a fender on the docks, on either side. You would think he has done this a hundred times. He is an awesome Cap'n. I am so very proud to be his Admiral/bunkmate. He has been calling me his Admiral.
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