A New Station In Life

Vergennes, VT

Regular readers know that I enjoy a perverse sense of humor regarding status symbols.

We like Vergennes. It's a lovely cruising stop. Free dock, scenic waterfall, nearby library and a nice park with free concerts. Not everything is convenient though.

Today we needed groceries and a laundromat. Since I'm enforcing rest on Libby to recover from her tendonitis, I volunteered to carry the laundry and the groceries. The hills in Vergennes are especially steep and long. It took 4.5 hours for me to walk to the laundromat, grocery, back to the laundromat and return to the boat.

On the way back, I was really bushed. I asked Libby if we could stop in the park for a rest. I had a liter of Coke in the groceries, so we sat on a park bench and took a few swigs. That's when Libby remarked, "Do you realize that we're sitting on a park bench drinking out of a brown paper bag?" :)

Last night we were a bit lonely. There were 11 other boats docked here, but none of the people on any of those boats spoke English. Today however, a new boat arrived. It's home port is Mayfield, NY on Sacandaga Reservoir. Before Tarwathie, we had a boat on Sacandaga for many years. We loved it. So today we chatted up the people onboard that boat.