What a fabulous time we had in Charleston! It’s hard to
believe that we were there for just over 3 weeks. Although it’s more
appropriate to say that Blossom was there for 3 weeks as we used Charleston as
a staging ground to do some traveling.
NY, NY
A few days after we returned from Savannah we headed north
to New York City. Many years ago I graduated from university and immediately headed
south to Washington, DC. where I spent most of my 20s. While there I met an
amazing group of people, we were all young, idealistic, energetic and a tad
crazy - we shared a lot of good times J Fast forward 25 years and well, it’s time for
a reunion! Our ring-leader from back in the day managed to herd about a dozen
cats and we all ended up in NY City the weekend of the Cure concert. It was so
wonderful to see everyone and amazing how little we’ve all changed (other than
a gray hair here or there!)
Thank you Hugo for an
amazing reunion! (and several of these photos!)
It had been planned quite some time ago but we weren’t sure that
we could go until less than two weeks ahead of time (an invest in the Caribbean
or tropical storm would have prevented it). Anyway, it all worked out and we
flew up for an amazing, action packed, non-stop weekend filled with reminiscing,
laughing, hugging and just a bit of food and drink! I was so happy that Martin
got to meet everyone, and vice versa. Oh,
and the Cure were fabulous (my first time at Madison Square Garden).
The Gang
Drinks on the rooftop
We returned to Charleston to find 2 more Nordhavns on the
docks as Giddy Up and Sunday Morning (both 55s) had come up from Georgia. It
was wonderful to see Jim & Anne again (we’d met once, a few years ago in
San Francisco) and to meet Van & Tracy. And then, a couple days later, Jo & Robbie
arrived on Southern Star! Woo Hoo, it’s just been a big party!
Solstice Strawberry
Moon
Our last week flew by in a whirl of activity. Anne was
amazing and managed to get reservations at both SNOB (again, omg what an
amazing restaurant) and Common Green (also amazing). We hosted a happy hour on
Blossom one evening and all talked the night away. Then we ended our stay with
a potluck on Blossom – another fabulous evening. I love the Nordhavn community,
such fun, warm and wonderful people!
Gourmet Hamburger bar
(thank you Anne & Jim!)
The Nordy Gang J
We also were able to visit again with my cousin, Kayleigh,
Shane and her family and roomie. They treated us to a fantastic lunch (try the
East Bay Deli, wow, those were excellent sandwiches!) This time I got some good
photos J
Kayleigh & Shane
Will, Becca &
Luke
And just that fast, our stay at Charleston was over. We’re
so happy that we were able to meet up with Jo & Robbie and we’re looking
forward to heading north together. We only have a couple weeks of cruising left
and I can’t think of a better way to finish our season than cruising with them!
We’ll be heading up to the Beaufort area, to Cape Lookout, where we’ll anchor
for a couple of days. From there we’ll head up the inside to Virginia. Our plan
is to keep Blossom at AYB (American Yacht Basin) so depending on timing, we may
stop once we’ve reached there, or dip into the southern Chesapeake and then go
back down to AYB.
[I’m a bit behind on the blog, the next entry will be about
our passage up to Cape Lookout and a continued Nordy reunion with Giddy Up and Sunday Morning - woo hoo!]
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