Day 302 on a boat, Sunday April 20th

Day 302 on a boat, Sunday April 20^th

Well it is Easter Sunday.  The decorating is done, which consisted of putting some bunnies acquired at a local yard sale put on our boat and a few for the all guy’s boats we have been chumming with.  We had earlier suggested we all get together for a pot luck Easter dinner so a bit of cooking is on our agenda.  We aren’t sure the location yet as the park next to us is pretty wet looking, and the Seagle restaurant that hosts the Thanksgiving had said we could use their patio, however Colleen said she talked to the owner and he knew nothing about it.  Hmmmmm.  Oh well it will come together.

We talk to Kevin and Ross during the day.  Holidays are always a little difficult not being with our family from back home.  Next sailing trip Julie has vowed to fly home for all holidays.  Ross has headed to gramma’s in Sarnia to visit and feast with the Fay clan, but Kevin is alone in Newfoundland so holidays can be a bit challenging. 

We had bought a ham a couple days ago so Julie makes a glaze for it but it does not need to be heated for awhile as it is going in the pressure cooker.  We decide to head out for a walk in the drizzle and end up at the local coffee shop where we can also post a few blogs.  The coffee is “endless” and good on a dreary day.  We get back to the boat by 3:00 and find out that Rick has offered up his boat which is a 38 foot island packet.  The choice of boats is great as the layout of his cockpit can manage the 10 of us (from 6 boats) quite cozily.

Easter potluck dinner

We carve and heat up the ham, put together a relish tray, grab a bottle of wine and head down the dock 4 boats over and the potluck begins.  Others have brought coleslaw, buns, beans in mushroom sauce, Johnny cake, salad, jello salad, scalloped potatoes, and our ham, rounding out a wonderful dinner.  Fellow boater “Ham(ilton)”, not to be confused with the main course has brought fudge for desert which is a perfect finish to the meal.  As the evening continues Ham regales us with a few more sailing stories.  It sometimes takes a little encouragement to get the stories rolling.  Ham is writing a book so we will have to keep our eyes out for its publication as the stories he has told us over the last week are just the tip of the iceberg we imagine.

The evening ends around 10 and we all head back to our boats, with everyone only having their own dishes to wash.  That is one of the great things about boating, you are self sufficient.  We all took our own dishes and cutlery to the party and it all goes home dirty so the host does not have the mess.  Works out great.

Cheers

Julie and Dawson