Tuesday 9/25
Puffin is launched and tied up alongside the marina's Tiki Bar restaurant dock which has closed for the season but makes for a convenient location to leave her while Royce and I drive to the home of Ron and Eva Stob, the authors of the book “Honey, Let's Get a Boat...” that inspired this cruising adventure of America's Great Loop. Ron and Eva are also the founders of the AGLCA ( America's Great Loop Cruiser's Association) and now reside along Tellico Lake. The afternoon is filled with an adventure of towing a retrieved dock float with Ron and Eva's Lil' Looper back to their dock, followed by a memorable swim in the rain. The evening was equally entertaining with wine, dinner and musical performances with Eva playing her hammered dulcimer accompanied by Ron's guitar.