A Hauntingly Good Time

Wed. October 27th-30th - In order to catch even a little bit of the tide heading down the river we had to be up by 6am. It was still very dark out at this time, but when the sun started to rise the clouds first appeared with a hint of pink. It's very quiet that early in the morning. So, we prepared the boat and made plans to untie the lines when there was enough light  for us to see.
For the past few weeks the weather has been unpredictable, it seemed to change every 12 hours and today was no exception.There were a couple of fast moving fronts coming through as we were travelling , fortunately we missed the thunderstorms that rocked other areas.

 As we were coming upon the Reserve mooring field, the waves had built to 2 -3 feet and the Summer Wind was ploughing steadily through with no problem.

Late afternoon, we finally arrived at the Portsmouth basin, but decided to put off our fuelling for a day that wouldn't be so windy. We spent 3 days in Portsmouth, thanks to the weather. But our time there turned out to be great fun!

Our first night we enjoyed a fun evening at the Commodore which is a 1940 style Dinner Theatre where you can dine and watch a movie in comfy arm chairs. It's an interesting experience, not to be missed. There were servers and we enjoyed a light meal of salad on real dinnerware  before the feature movie "Secretariat"  which was a definite must see. Oh, yes there are the typical fare of popcorn, candies and soda for those that indulge.



Time went fast in Portsmouth. We had spent many evenings dining with friends. Jim & Robin, Sam & Barbara joined us for dinner at Bruttis. Another evening we were joined by Robin, Jim, and Karen and we enjoyed a wonderful German style meal at the Biehr Garden Restaurant. Another evening we enjoyed a great meal aboard 'Adventures'with Jim,Robin, Karen and Jeff. It's all about the food and great company! Thanks guys!

It's Halloween and the ever Southern town of Portsmouth was in full swing for the festivities. We took part in the "Ghost Walk" throughout the "Olde Town of Portsmouth" . The brick sidewalks lined with historic homes were an excellent backdrop where we heard hauntingly scary stories of former residents. We're  still not sure if the story tellers were of the  'living'. For the survivors of the walk, a nice warm cup of Apple Cider topped off the evening.

 It didn't have to be the dark of night to bring out the trick or treaters. There were several, ghosts,gremlins and ghouls that strolled through the streets. But not to fear, there were a  cute bumble bee and fairy princess or two.

Oh yes, we did get to meet up with Dyna and Dylan, the masters of aCapella. Tails were wagging and we instantly knew that we were to give them a good rub on the ears. Apparently they have quite the knack for training!