Best laid plans go astray.
We had been told that the new main would be here in Newport on May 15th, giving us enough time to sail back to NYC by the 24 to collect our new au pair, Lidia. However a call to the sail maker yesterday revealed that it will not be in Newport until early next week, leaving us no time to get the sail sorted and get back to NYC.
Fortunately Newport is rather a nice place to be in the meantime. Shops and laundry mat are not too far, the NYYC clubhouse is close enough that I can send this from the mooring, and the anchorage is well protected.
People are friendly, there are playgrounds a short walk away and there are lost of pretty boats. We are settling into a daily routine of breakfast then school work, followed by lunch. The afternoon is mostly spent ashore either at the club, playgrounds or doing more mundane things, such as the shopping.
However, staying here, leaves us with the small issue of getting Lidia and then Cornelius and Richard next week. A hire car for the week and a couple of trips to NYC might be in order. It’s a 6 hour round trip...
Photos to follow when I can get them off my phone...
We had been told that the new main would be here in Newport on May 15th, giving us enough time to sail back to NYC by the 24 to collect our new au pair, Lidia. However a call to the sail maker yesterday revealed that it will not be in Newport until early next week, leaving us no time to get the sail sorted and get back to NYC.
Fortunately Newport is rather a nice place to be in the meantime. Shops and laundry mat are not too far, the NYYC clubhouse is close enough that I can send this from the mooring, and the anchorage is well protected.
People are friendly, there are playgrounds a short walk away and there are lost of pretty boats. We are settling into a daily routine of breakfast then school work, followed by lunch. The afternoon is mostly spent ashore either at the club, playgrounds or doing more mundane things, such as the shopping.
However, staying here, leaves us with the small issue of getting Lidia and then Cornelius and Richard next week. A hire car for the week and a couple of trips to NYC might be in order. It’s a 6 hour round trip...
Photos to follow when I can get them off my phone...
Tant pis. There are worse places to be holed up while you wait for the new main and at least this gives Elizabeth time to work her way through the 20,000 soaps.
ReplyDeleteI hope that the children are suitably respectful to their schoolmaster. Granddad XOXOXO
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