Summer 2010
June 9 – July 17: Following a visit from my sister, Steve and I continued diving and spending leisure time with John, SOJOURN. Our frequent afternoon Sequence games often gave way to cocktails and dinner. It was a lovely, slow-paced month appreciating the quiet and newly uninhabited anchorages of the USVI.
Steve also began in earnest to prepare the boat for haul out at Nanny Cay Marina, Tortola. It is always a chore to put the boat on the hard, but the effort is well worth it. Steve goes through all boat systems, bringing everything back to tip-top shape.
July – September. We returned to Colorado on July 18 for yet another summer at Brook’s Towers in downtown Denver. This summer proved to be just as eventful as summers past, two weddings in Minnesota, a road-trip with Steve’s Mom through South Dakota celebrating her 90th birthday, many good times spent with our daughter, Katie, and her husband, Ryan. Katie and Ryan always keep us busy with a variety of activities, Katie’s 32nd birthday party at a Rockies baseball game, the Great American Beer Festival, softball or just exploring the many fabulous Denver restaurants.
Perhaps the most surprising turn of events this summer was an impulse purchase of 81 acres near Salida, Colorado. As real estate had always benefitted us, we decided to investigate “investment” property as a hedge against the unpredictable stock market and increasingly poor interest rates of CDs and Money Market Accounts.
We intended to buy 160 acres of “recreational” property with live water, adjoining BLM or National Forest, a mixture of trees and meadows with potential for subdivision within a reasonable distance of a substantial town. We thought such a property could have resale value and be of future interest to sportsmen, or anyone desiring a special summer property.
We were surprised to realize we would fall in love with the property ourselves. Even though we bought half the property we intended for twice the money we expected, we still think it is a good investment.
Oh well. It looks as though we will have another adventure awaiting us when we decide to leave the Caribbean and sell Seaman’s Elixir.
Sailing adventures aboard a PDQ Antares 44i 