Day 30: Thurday, October 4, 2012

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

First Things First: First mast restepping; first chili cookoff.

Mile 32 to Mile 32: After a quiet nights sleep we all woke to another bright sunny day – great for biking 70-90 miles right through the middle of the Land Between the Lakes. We treated Richard and KC and Scott to breakfast at the Dockside Café at the marina. Richard has been having trouble getting the 6,000 calories per day he needs to maintain his weight while biking (I wish) – its impossible to eat healthy fruits and vegetables and get enough calories. Twinkies help but he definitely needs more calories. After more great conversation and food, we all said goodbye to Richard and wished him safe passage to Florida.

After doing some computer projects like backing up our photos and organizing some files, we went over to Tango to help Bruce re-step his mast. He will be a true sailing vessel again. The mast raising went up without a hitch (which is a minor miracle given all the cables and ropes that could end up catching on something) and we returned to Aurora to finish a couple projects.

The Yachtclub sponsored a free chili tasting and invited anyone who wanted to come to vote for their favorite recipe. We joined Rumpshaker and Grand Cru in tasting 5 different chili’s and were having so much fun we missed the docktails gathering and returned to Rumpshaker for movie night. All is well in Kentucky.