Catching Up with a Friend

Day 10  |  Cape May, NJ 

Enterprise picked us up and all of our paperwork was completed by 9:30. Finally, we were off on a short trip north to follow up with Fletcher (see prior post from 5/21).  When we arrived at the stables, he was in a paddock with his new best friend, Tad. I grabbed the apples I promised him I'd bring and headed down the fence, calling his name. He came right over, knowing I had treats. He also seemed glad to see me. 

I spent about half an hour with the big guy, walking alongside and chatting with him in the paddock. He was relaxed and loving life. Then came the time for the latest installment of Fletcher-Robin selfies, which has always been the highlight of my visits with him over the past several years. He did not disappoint and was both playful and expressive. Thank you, Abby, for welcoming us again to your barn. Best wishes and I hope to you see guys down the road in a year or so.

We took advantage of the rental car and hit as many big box retailers as we could. We had accumulated a short list since our departure from Deltaville and while we had the opportunity we wanted to try and check everything off. We hit Wal-mart, Lowe's, West Marine and Home Depot before returning to the marina to unload. There is about a five-foot tidal swing here and we came back with our bags and case of water at low tide. The ramp for the floating docks had settled in at quite a steep angle, and navigating it was made a bit more interesting by the misty rain that fell all day. 

We got all bags onboard and then returned the rental car. The seven Loop boats gathered for "docktails" at 5:00. Due to the chilly (OK, I say its cold) weather, we all loaded onto one boat. It was a great time to meet everyone, including our Harbor Hosts that came with fresh-baked donuts. A few of us will be heading out tomorrow morning to get to Atlantic City. Most of us will join back up on Friday evening at Great Kills Yacht Club in Staten Island, NY and wait for our next weather window together.