Yesterday, after arriving at Stuart Fl, Bob showed us around his neighborhood and took us to lunch. It is a beautiful area and everyone we passed knew Bob and were happy of his return.
After lunch, we dropped Bob off at his house and headed back to the boat to give it a good cleaning. After 10 1/4 days of living aboard, it was a little dirty and we wanted to make sure it was nice and clean. Bob is heading back to NY on Monday for one last race at Watkins Glen and didn't want him to worry about having the boat cleaned in case he did decide to put the Roadrunner up for sale this winter.
Soon it was after 5:00, so Mike and I loaded up the car with all of our stuff and headed back to the house. We had promised Bob an Italian dinner tonight and we didn't want him to have to wait till 8 or 9 to eat like it has been.
After a great diner we headed back to the house were Bob played a few video's of two older trips that were taken in the previous Roadrunner. One taking the boat back to Seneca Lake in 2009 and one trip to the Key's. We discovered in watching these video's that there was a common theme with Bob, he likes to live on the edge and take a few chances! We also were able to see the special video that was put together for his 70th birthday.
In the morning we had our coffee and were just about to head down to the docks to take a look at a trawler that was there and also to finish a few last things on the Roadrunner before we left for the airport. Just before we were heading out the door, Bob presented us with his Skippers Notes from the trip that he wanted to have put on the blog. I will be typing that in as a separate post right after Day 12.
At around 11:45 we headed to UPS and the airport. When we arrived at the airport, we said our goodbyes again to Bob and off he went. What a trip!
Our flight went from West Palm Beach to Philly were we had a 2 1/2 hour lay over. We had a couple beers and some dinner and then headed to our gate. We ended up running into parent's of a friend (yes Dan your parents and sister were in Colorodo) and chatted about our adventure.
For this last leg of the trip, Mike and I had first row seats on the plain. I was so excited, we would be the first one's off and I could see all the different controls in the cockpit. Well, as the stuartdess closed the door, the pilot told her that there was to much weight in the front of the plain. She asked us or the other gentlemen who was sitting on the other side, if we would mind having a seat in the back! Mike offered and off we went to the very last row, who knew we would be used as ballast on a plane.
We soon were landing in Rochester, and Mike's mom was there to greet us. Thank you again Mom for picking us up and for taking care of Shadow. As soon as we got home, we played with Shadow for a little bit and went to bed. Our own bed!
Tomorrow, we will just take care of a few things like cutting the grass and getting groceries. Then I think we will just enjoy being home.
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