sv Mary Elizabeth still in Marina Bay

Well, we are still in Marina Bay in Quincy. We decided to stay until at least Monday so that some work could be done on the boat. On Wednesday the teak was done. It looks 100% better. Not perfect, but definitely better. We are still deciding whether to have it sanded down and completely redone or whether or not to let it go natural. On Thursday the entire topside of the boat was waxed. And what a difference it has made. The exterior of the boat looks perfectly fabulous. The picture below is of ME all taped up after having her teak done.

View of the Boston skyline, UMass Boston, and the JFK library from sv Mary Elizabeth's slip.
The slip where we are in the marina is really perfect. We are at the beginning of the C dock so we don't have far to walk to the coffee shop, laundry room, parking lot (we still have our rental car) etc. but far enough from the "center" of the marina / boardwalk where all the restaurants and gawkers are. The marina gets pretty loud and crowded on Thursday through Sunday nights. There are five restaurants, all of which have some sort of live band / dj on these nights. We have certainly enjoyed the festivities also, but on nights when we want to stay in and watch a movie (like last night) we have enjoyed being slightly separated from the rest of the marina. That said, lots of other boaters have stopped to admire the sv Mary Elizabeth. The majority of boats in this marina are power boats - and there are some large motor yachts (although nothing like we saw in St. Thomas!), but sv Mary Elizabeth is one of the larger sailboats. Plus we have found that a blue hulled Island Packet is somewhat of a novelty also; most are that creamy yellow color.

Today Barb helped Bill move the boat to the fuel dock for a pumpout and so we could fill the fuel tank. Yes, gas is even more expensive in a marina..... Good thing we are a sailboat.

Let's see...other exciting news is that we met Todd Collins, the quarterback for the Washington Redskins. He has a boat in Marina Bay and very graciously stopped to talk to Bill and me for a few minutes.

We still do not have a tender, but we think we will be OK for at least the next few stops. We plan on going to Salem and then Newburyport next week, which will be a lot of fun.

That's about it. We are looking forward to a quiet weekend. We really don't have too much planned except for an informal BBQ on Sunday afternoon (hopefully it won't rain!)

Oh, and it has been exactly one month since I have been able to see the stats on how many people are reading. From May 19th - June 20th, there have been 683 views. That is WAY more than Bill or I ever thought. So, thanks for reading.

The Celtics won championship #17 this week. Here is a picture of the (now BankNorth) Garden from the bridge.