May 26, 2022 Osprey Marina
We pulled in here for one night. There isn’t anything nearby, but the marina
is very nice. The dockhands were great –
I love it when they wait for my instructions on where to place the lines!
I always check on Nebo to see if there are other Loopers in
the marina. This time – bonanza! Jim and Peg Healy are here on their boat,
Sanctuary. We had met them at other
looper events. Jim is famous for his
generously shared knowledge on all things looping, especially anything to do
with electrical. He is an engineer, and
he does a terrific job of describing electrical issues and solutions for
non-engineers. I’ve always been amazed
at the amount of time and the patience he shows on both the AGLCA and MTOA
forums with questions I’m sure he has handled many times.
Once we knew he was in the marina, I looked him up, expressed
my gratitude for his generous help, and offered to take him and Peg out to
dinner. There is one nice Italian
restaurant who will come to the marina to take boaters there and back. Cool.
I called Scatori’s, and, unfortunately, they don’t have the personnel to
ferry boaters back and forth. But, we
can order and they will deliver!
After I had collected Peg, Jim, Dan, and my picks from the
menu, here come three other Looper boats into the marina! After greeting each of them, I told them
about our ordering from Scatori’s in case they want to do the same. Two of the boats jumped right in. There are two picnic tables right by the docks
– we had a very nice time eating the food from Scatori’s. I think it surprised and touched Jim for us
to express our gratitude in that manner.
Next morning, May 27, we left Osprey, intending to anchor out
for the night. However, we weren’t too
excited about the looks of the two anchorages available, plus some storms were
moving in. So, as we cruised up the
channel, I started calling marinas to see about a one-night stay. About 2:30, as we were passing Cricket
Marina, I called them. The woman on the
phone said that, yes, they have a spot for us, but we would need to be there by
3:00. No problem!
Our next marina is South Harbour Marina in Southport, NC. We will be there through the Memorial Day
weekend – no need to get out there with all the boats sure to be speeding
around.
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