Surprise Visit

We managed to have a pretty good Sunday. We slept in and then started to get a final coat on the outer decks. Since the job was going so smoothly we decided to put a third coat on the other grippy areas since the sand was a bit rough on the feet. All of that wet paint was a good excuse to get off the boat so we headed to the swim platform for an afternoon of swimming, reading and napping. And we had a really great surprise from Pat and Lani! They are a couple who Mike befriended a couple of years ago while here in the marina. They were back in town with a new boat they are crew on and came in search of Independence to see if we were still around. We enjoyed a quick beer with them and then they were able to escape their guests again that night to meet us in the bar. They were even bearing gifts of wine, homemade cookies, DVDs and books! So fantastic to meet up with them again and hope to catch them again sometime this season!

On the beach waiting for the full moon to rise