So, we have been awaiting the finishing of our bimini for the upper deck.  For non-boaters, this will bore the hell out of you.  I initially didn’t want a bimini, nor the price tag that came with it.  After sweltering in the Kentucky and Tennessee heat, I’m more that welcoming this beautiful addition!  It does change the lines of our girl for the worse I think, but we can fold it down.  Mark, the fabricator, did a bimini and some sun panels for our friends on Heartbeat, so we got to see his work beforehand.  It’s excellent.  Mark made us a side panel that we can zipper into either the Port or Starboard side.  Also made us a panel to zipper in the rear.  These will come in handy in the Bahamas for sure!

Our “old” look is preserved with bimini down & covered.

Mark finished this, and our dingy console cover (keep weather off of the steering, throttle, and seat), yesterday which was appropriate as it was our anniversary.  Mike made biscuits and gravy for brekkie because he’s awesome like that.  And, we are in the south.

It poured rain all day, so we were boat bound.  What do you do when you’re stuck in the boat?  Make boat drinks!

Walked in our foulies under umbrella to the yacht club for a wonderful dinner.  Came back to the boat and danced with the Party Power Ball.

The people on our dock probably cannot wait for the freaky Californians to leave.

There are about 15 boats here that are currently doing the Great Loop.  Have met and had docktails with many of them.  Super fun stories, and some scary ones too.  The trip down the Mississippi and Ohio for them absolutely sucked due to the current and debris.  And, night before last, the Barkley Lock was broken and 7 boats got stuck there for hours.  We have some weather for the next few days, so are tentatively scheduled to leave Wednesday to head south.  Fingers crossed.

M&M