MTOA Rendezvous

Fun with a Jigsaw puzzle

The Rendezvous is over, its Thursday evening and we enjoyed all the meetings and camaraderie.  Bob Smith, the man who designed the Lehman Diesel engine for Ford Motor Company, gave a presentation that many people attended.   No matter what your question, Bob has the answer if it’s about diesel engines.  Also very interesting were talks on boat insurance, boat electronics, and a session on the all-too-common shoaling in the Georgia and South Carolina ICW.  These states have not allocated any money to dredging and maintaining the ICW for some years.  Unfortunately that means Tow Boat US is very busy in Georgia and SC.

MTOA members receive turtle pins for every volunteer effort and the people who have been very active for a long time, have dozens of turtles.  Dennis and I now have one each.

We did some shopping in the very nice center of Fernandina Beach and had some dining out experiences ranging from Mexican, to salads to shrimp bisque and all-American burgers.

Tomorrow, Friday, we will leave here by car to spend Easter weekend in Sarasota where we will visit family.  We will also join some friends for a Jimmy Buffett concert on Saturday.  Hopefully the weather will improve by the time we return to the boat next Monday.  Between now and then we will not be posting a blog,  we plan to start traveling again Tuesday and will keep you informed of our progress on the Great Loop.

Martha, Bob, Doug and Leslie, Awards Dinner