and Andrew who will be 2
in November. We did some babysitting, went to the Maryland Zoo, to playgrounds, swimming at the marina pool and at the neighborhood pool, to Port Discovery, found a new picnic table, and we played in the back yard. We were even there for Will's first day at school. We have just generally been having fun with the kids... Bruce and Kelly too!
We had some sailing with Bruce and Kelly and Will on the Patapsco River and out into the bay. The boys love to go to Papa's boat.
Bruce and Will stayed overnight on Wind Spirit with us and had a dinghy ride which is almost more fun than sailing for Will!Lori and David came over right after they moved to DC. (Lori is the Emory student who lived with us and house-sat all last semester). The weather was somewhat iffy so we didn't get to sail with them but had a fun visit hearing about their 6 week trip to South America and exploring in Fell's Point. We found an amazing Gelato shop!
Bill and Marilyn came to visit on their trip north from Atlanta. We loved seeing them and having them with us on the boat. We were able to motor over to Reed Creek off the Chester River and visit Jean and Henry and have a sail on Saturday with Jean. Fun to be together with good friends. We had some wonderful sailing on the way back to Baltimore. We thank Lee for the use of her dock on the quiet creek as we couldn't 
anchor at that point and enjoyed meeting her, her daughter and grandchildren. We had a second visit to Reed Creek over Sunday of Labor Day weekend when we were invited to a family crab boil with Jean and Henry. Connecting and reconnecting with their family was great. Such a fun treat... thank you so much for including us.We had super sailing when we went over to Rock Hall on the Eastern Shore to leave Wind Spirit for repairs, and going over to Reed Creek too! Best sailing since we have had Wind Spirit!!!
We had a smoldering fire on the boat in mid August while we were visiting at Bruce and Kelly's. The fire burned out the windlass (motor that lowers and raises the anchor). We have been dealing
with the aftermath of that event with Bill removing the old burned out motor and climbing into the anchor locker to work on it. We had to clean the boat to remove all the bad smell from the smoke, try to find a windlass that fit in Annapolis, deal with subsequent electrical issues etc ever since. Wind Spirit is staying in Gratitude Marina in Rock Hall MD at the recommendation of our broker, Michelle, where we are leaving her until late October. The electrical issues should be resolved and a new windlass on deck when we come back to Wind Spirit.In the mean time we are going home to Atlanta to reconnect with life and family and friends there, also we are traveling to China on a long promised trip. We are excited about both these events and will keep in touch.
