19-23 November - Dozens of sailboat masts marked the way long before we could see the St. Marys. We anchored right in front of the town dock between two huge mooring balls. Of megatanker scale, I have no idea why they are there. It didn't take long before the fest organizers came to greet us. The crew of Morning Glory made us feel quite welcome and were glad to add Lora's famous Mediterranean style potatoes to the menu. They listed the activities.... doggie meetings, happy hours, a swap meet, etc. along with the Thanksgiving meal. At 5 a crowd of happy cruisers squeezed into Seagle's Saloon. We met newbies like us to an older couple who'd been cruising for over 25 years. A jam session formed in the hotel lounge and I was happy to grab a guitar and pick for a few tunes.
Over the next couple of days we enjoyed relaxing, meeting folks, and finishing up our weather system installation. Amazingly, over 100 boats had arrived by Thursday! The feast was jammed with people, and for a while we didn't think we'd find a place to sit. But everyone was accomodated, and there was more than enough food and folks were sent back to their boats with leftovers. Fat'n'happy, we dinked back to the boat for the American Thanksgiving tradition of football and digestion.
Over the next couple of days we enjoyed relaxing, meeting folks, and finishing up our weather system installation. Amazingly, over 100 boats had arrived by Thursday! The feast was jammed with people, and for a while we didn't think we'd find a place to sit. But everyone was accomodated, and there was more than enough food and folks were sent back to their boats with leftovers. Fat'n'happy, we dinked back to the boat for the American Thanksgiving tradition of football and digestion.
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