Thursday, August 2, 2012

82°49.649’ W

41°33.386’ N

N-E-Port Marina

Catawba Island, Ohio

Leaving our slip in Vermilion



Homes along the Vermiliion River

We purposely did a late start and had a short crossing of 27 miles which made for a pleasant start for a long weekend with friends. We turned into the last channel before entering our slip when Jerry and Rose pulled up in their car. We didn’t take time to connect water or electric just lash down the boat hop in their car and head for the first restaurant “watering hole “down the highway. It’s always great to see old friends.



Arriving at the entrance into
Catawba Island

 

Heading to our slip at
N-E Port Marina

Later in the afternoon some of Rose and Jerry's boating friends started showing up. Two picnic tables and an assortment of lawn chairs replaced two parking spaces and the evening social hour began. There were lots of questions about our loop adventure and many comments remembering when we were here at the beginning of our loop adventure in August 2008. Tomorrow a few more people we know will show up for the weekend………let the fun begin!