Day 28: Tuesday, October 2, 2012

Underway: Marina      Motor Off: Marina      Miles Traveled: 00      Stayed At: Marina

First Things First: First marina pool/sauna experience; first marina movie.

Mile 32 to Mile 32: We woke up to a cool, misty morning although the heavy rain appears to be over for now. Cindy and I walked into Grand River to see the town and what it had to offer. Not much was open but we did stop by the marina on Kentucky Lake that we had passed after locking through. We had to check out all the sailboats there.

Other than a few boat projects our only commitment for today was a reservation for lunch with Rumpshaker and Tango at Patties – a local restaurant famous for a lot of things including their 2” thick pork chops. We had a hamburger and chicken sandwich but Rob and Ann split the pork chop and enjoyed it thoroughly. Patties also makes amazing deserts which we also sampled. A nice place to visit but professional decorators would have a heart attack seeing all the seasonal decorations covering every square inch of the walls and ceilings. We heard that there isn’t a silk flower left in the five county area – I believe it.

We wandered down the transient dock for the power boaters to see if anyone we knew was around. Jet Stream, Seabattical and Took the Plunge were all there but now one was home. We stopped by Water Music to say hi – Rumpshaker told us they had locked through with them and noticed they were from St. Paul so we had to introduce ourselves. We met Joel and Debbie and found out that not only are we both Loopers, one of their daughters lives in Mound just a few minutes from us. What a small world. We invited them to our little brunch get together tomorrow – it’ll be like old home week.

We finished the day with a nice swim in the GTB indoor pool, a quick sweat in the saunas and hot showers.  We were able to connect to Netflix and watch a movie using marina internet – a miracle. What a nice way to end a misty, cold day – full, warm and relaxed – is it 8 pm yet?