Does life get any better! Our first night on BI on a private mooring so we will need to scout in the morning. Nana and Nandad welcome their long time friends MJ and Dave onboard. We also met another long term friend Ellie and Richard so we joined company and went to Eli’s for dinner.
Thursday morning very early start for our buddy Dave whose job it was to watch the mooring field for boats leaving so NH can pick up an orange ball. By 10 am there was no activity in the mooring field so Nana called the Harbormaster who came to our assistance and reserved a green ball for us 76 which could handle our weight and size. We were ever so grateful and now can secure our position until we are ready to leave. We are excited to spend the week on the Great Salt Pond while our daughter Sinead and her family rent a house nearby.
The picture above is before our dinner at the SpringHouse where we ate Al fresco overlooking the wind farm. The atmosphere is just high energy with Adirondack chairs scattered all over the extensive lawns, with little feet running and rolling down the hills and a violin playing in the background. The food is simply delicious and the chef uses a lot of fresh produce from the garden out back.
The picture below is MJ and Nana heading into Champlin’s for the practical side of boating - laundry ! A very wet dinghy ride over to Andy’s Way after a wonderful lunch at the BeachHead.
Champlin’s was bought over by TPG three years ago and now the property is a high end resort. They renovated 44 guest rooms and continue to have three dockside bars , two restaurants and of course live music. The movie theater unfortunately is no longer in operation and the playground is now a covered function area. The pool area has been extended and you can purchase a daily pass to use the facilities.
Friday July 14th a stormy rainy day. We were still able to get off the boat and have a wonderful lunch at the Oars before MJ and Dave returned to Franklin.
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