November was filled with travel and visiting. We flew back from Singapore on Halloween and went to stay with the Skerritts, to help them pass out Trick or Treat candy. We also received four solar panels and various solar controllers there. We made arrangements with Bill and Titus, and John and Ivy on Ruby Slippers for the eight of us to meet up at the dock in Shelter Island. Bill and Titus had received two 300 AHr LiFePO batteries for us. John and Ivy agreed to carry them and the solar stuff down to Ensenada for us. So after loading up the boat we all headed over to the Point Break for dinner and drinks. It was great getting three different groups of our friends to meet each other and visit.
The next day we headed back to Ensenada. When Mark flew off to Singapore, he had not finished fitting the life line stanchions and didn’t have a chance to bed the ones he did mount. This meant that there were leaks, so we needed to hurry up and finish off this project before the rains came. Ruby Slippers pulled into Ensenada on Monday and we offloaded everything and went out to dinner.
Tuesday, we were off again to San Diego and the Skerritts who were also hosting Chris, Kerry, and John from Guam. We hadn’t seen Kerry or John since they came to stay with us for Christmas in Japan in 2014. Pauline had a chance to meet Chris for a very short time when she was in Alaska on a business trip back in 2017. It was great meeting up and spending time together. Thanks again Jan and Steve for opening your home to us and making this all possible.
Friday, we boarded a plane for North Carolina. Saturday, Laura and Steve came to Charlotte to pick us up and we headed to Wilkesboro to see Mom and Dad Blasky and have dinner with them before heading up the mountain to Glendale Springs. Laura and Steve are renovating an old inn there while living in it. Sunday, we had a big get together. Mom and Dad drove up the mountain, Stephenie drove from near Charlotte and Jacob, Baylee, and Emerson all got together for a meal.
We spent just over two weeks visiting family. We also took a quick side trip to meet Walt in Roanoake, Virginia. He lives near DC but was willing to drive halfway to meet us. We had a great time together. Sadly Jane, Walt’s wife passed away earlier this year. She was sadly missed but fondly remembered.
On the 25th it was back to San Diego. We hit the marine stores on the 26th and met up again for dinner and drinks with Bill and Titus. The 27th we stopped by to see Jan and Steve for a few minutes to pick up some more packages we had shipped to them. We only had a few minutes as our driver back to Ensenada had a tight schedule but we made promises to come back for a visit before we head south. We got back to Ensenada in time for Thanksgiving and are now trying to get the boat back together with the new battery bank and solar before the surveyor comes on the 5th of December.
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| Family Get Together |
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| Walt and Pauline |
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| The reuniting of the team that concurred Mt Kinabalu |
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| Chris, John, and Kerry |
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| Mark, Pauline, Kerry, Chris and Johnny hiding |
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| Steve, Kerry, Mark, Chris, and Jan |
There is a picture of us all in the Point Break but we can’t find it. Stay tuned hopefully it will show up.
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