First we will start off here with some photos I took at Shoreline Marina one evening. I never get tired of this view.
It has been over 6 months now that we have been without a boat. We still like though coming over to the small marina where we kept our last boat at to enjoy the water and the views. But this night we were looking at the dock where our next boat would come to stay. Yes on Easter weekend we were going to be bringing home our next boat.
Okay before we get into the specifics about that weekend I am going to share some shots of the spring that has been finally popping up in our yard. From what the locals tell me this has been an unusually cold spring.
Okay enough with the flowers, on to the boat. Mike had been searching for us a new boat for 6 months now, ever since we sold the sail boat. After almost 2 years of living here in NC we have come to the realization that we needed to get back to a trawler. So Mike found us the perfect boat. It was a used 1978 Mainship Trawler, 34 feet. It needed a little work, but considering the age it was in great shape. Nothing like the Gulfstar we bought back in 2012. So after months (literally months) of negotiations and going back and forth with the owner we finally reached an agreement and the boat was officially ours.
On the Saturday before Easter some dear friends of ours, the Bacons came up from South Carolina to help us bring the boat back to New Bern from its current location in Belhaven.
Sandy and I dropped Mike and Jeff off at the boat as they would be spending the day bringing it back to New Bern. Us ladies well we headed back to the house to get a little art time in.
Wow art room is hopping with activity.
Sandy making me a letter "B" for my alphabet wall. Love it!!!!
Around 3:00 p.m. the guys phoned and said they had arrived at the Harbor. So Sandy and I headed down to the Marina. Oh what a lovely site seeing Mike once again drive his own boat.
During the Bacons stay they spoiled Miss Millie something fierce. She just loves them.
On Sunday we decide to take the boat out for a little cruise up to downtown New Bern. The boat handled just great and it was a beautiful day to be on the water.
Just love this lady!
Our Easter was spent with some Awesome friends. We did receive though some great photos of the kids and Grandkids back home. Love, love, love getting these photos. I thought it was so cute that the 2 older boys were dressed alike even though they never even saw each other that day. What dapper looking cuties they are.
So we now have a boat and the work has just begun, but so has the fun!
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