yep, yeasty ear infection...so medicine for that...almost two hours at the Banfield Vet in local PetSmart and $150 later and we are good to go....who said anything about a cheap dog??  But totally worth it to see him feeling better already.

Boat trial run went well and showed just a couple of things that need attention...like that chart plotter that doesn't "play well with others"...oh, and that small leak in our new impellor...we are already on the list so hopefully these things won't be a problem. Another stormy front is heading this way Thursday but things are on schedule to clear and be warmer for our Sunday departure.

For now, we are off on a road trip in our tiny rental car...up the way a couple of hours to reconnect with the folks who adopted us in the Spring of 2010 when we experienced one of our worst return to the boat adventures...Bob Jackson and Hilary Derby in Lottsburg saved us from being homeless..Floyd plans a foray into DC Wednesday for a visit to a Shrine Temple....Dakota and I are just gonna hang with Hilary while enjoying land water pressure and romping in a yard...

We plan to return here on Thursday ...when serious chores and prep for a Sunday departure into Norfolk Waterside Marina for that Looper Spring Rendezvous will be waiting....