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Monday, 5/26:

We got into Heritage Harbor in the early afternoon and were greeted by 3 of their crew.  We had dinner with Kristi on 5/17 and she requested that when we get here, to give her son Jacob a good "Mama hug." Jacob was one of the three that help us get tied up, so as soon as we got secure, I hopped off the boat to keep my promise.  For anyone that knows me, I'm a hugger and I was happy to pass on the "love" so to speak.  I also gave him a smack and gesture from his sister and sister-in-law.  😊 

 

 

Wes and I then ventured around the marina to take in all the changes.  We visited Jeremy's bench and sat there for a few in quiet peace just taking in the view.  We continued to walk around the grounds.  It's a beautiful marina.  Then we just relaxed the rest of the day.

 

 Tuesday 5/27:

We were up early for our weekly bible study.  Wes gets up earlier than I do (not a big surprise), and took some sunrise pictures.  I crawled out of bed just in time to join our zoom call 😂  I worked all that day, then my folks came down and we had dinner here at the Bluegill Grill at the marina.  After dinner, I got in the car with my folks and headed north as I had work meetings in Chicago the next two days.

 Thursday 5/29:

While I was at meetings for work Wednesday and Thursday, Wes was busy working on boat things.  He lowered the mast so we could fit under the bridge to get into Chicago, along with other boat projects.  We had several packages sent to my folks that they brought down when they picked me up, so there was a lot to do.  In addition to the mast, Wes put together our new grill (old one's value broke so we couldn't control the temperature) as well as put up the new American Flag since we lost ours somewhere on the Tennessee River.   

Saturday 5/30:

I got back to Heritage Harbor on Friday afternoon with our new cushions.  I love how they turned out!  Thank you Aunt Anita!!   One of Wes's projects was dealing with the soft start on our refrigeration units (cold plate system).  Unfortunately, the unit would not go back on, so,,, we need to fix it so we can have our fridge and freezer working in our galley.  I relaxed most of the day and I did what I love to do, relaxed in my anti-gravity chair and read my book, after I took out most of what we have in our main fridge/freezer and made room for everything in our auxiliary fridge and freezer.  Somehow I was able to fit everything into the freezer (there is NO extra room) and between coolers and our "beer" fridge, we got everything covered. Wes worked on trying to find the needed parts

 

Sunday 6/1:

Wes got up and made us breakfast.  It was a beautiful day, so we decided to explore in the dinghy.  We went to the lock and then up the Fox River a bit.  Below are some pictures of what we saw.  Once we got back to the marina, there was a live band playing, so we went up and enjoyed the music and a few beers.  It was an enjoyable afternoon/evening.

 We will still be at Heritage Harbor next week and basically through June as we try to find parts and give Wes a chance to start to take the refrigeration unit apart.  It'll be a quiet couple of weeks here until we get back underway.  Next weekend we are planning a day cruise with my folks and my sister and her husband, so you will get some pictures of that.  Until next week...