Morning came quickly and broke colorfully on our final day at the Rendezvous. The early route-planning sessions took us from Jacksonville, FL to Norfolk, VA. When I returned to prepare Crossroads for the afternoon boat crawl open house, I was shocked to see where Barry had hung all the wet towels out to dry on our flybridge rails. Horrified, I quickly removed them, before visitors could arrive and get an eye-full.
Dinghy races capped off the afternoon's activities. There were power and manual divisions, but each required one person to propel the dinghy in reverse while blindfolded and directed by a partner's verbal instructions. It was a bunch of fun and I got to see Jeff and Terri (Change of Pace) make their run. Barry became a late entry, but I was onboard and didn't see any of it. No pictures have circulated, but he came in second -- by less than a second.
Our final dinner was a ton of fun and the room was full of laughter all evening. It was a great four days and we learned a lot. Joe Wheeler State Park was a fabulous host. We took our ninth walk through the buffet line. (Does that count as exercise?) The best part, however, was catching up with so many of the great folks we've met along the first half of the Loop. Tomorrow we will begin to head our separate ways, but hope to meet up again further down the route. Some Loopers will winter on the Gulf Coast, some in The Keys, some will go on around to the east coast, and some will "Cross Their Wake" and be done.
Tomorrow's departure is planned for first light. We will head back to Florence where we will park Crossroads for a week and head home. This journey to the Rendezvous took over eight hours because of lock traffic. We're hoping we can scoot through much faster on our return trip. We have to pick up our rental car ... and pack.
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