Monday, August 9, 2010

Back in Beantown

This marina will be home for the next few months, we like it. Wish me luck on tomorrow's surgery (Tuesday, Aug. 10). I'll send cool pics of my neck scar soon - fun times. Until then!

Here are some of our neighbors at the marina.

Jenee walked to the top of the Bunker Hill monument to take this photo. I'm back on the Jungle in the distance rooting her on and waving. What, can't see me?

Here is the aft end of the Suez tanker. The Tug in the rear has engines in reverse to help keep the monster ship centered.

In the marina early the next day, I hear this rumbling as the biggest tanker I've ever seen (1000+ feet lumbers by with a full escort of 4 tugboats and 2 coast guard armed escorts. Very impressive. I couldn't fit the whole ship in the viewfinder.

On our second day back, we're joined by brother Bob, Karolyn, Laura and Kelly. We're taking a ferry from Charlestown to downtown Boston waterfront. Karolyn and Bob are both graduates of USAF flight school in Texas. Karolyn is a former Air Force pilot and United airlines pilot and now focused full time on my beautiful nieces. Bob still flies for United and the Air National Guard. Bob flew F16's for many years, including multiple tours in Iraq and is now finishing up his career on A10 Warthogs. As for me, I'm focusing on beefing up for my surgery and follow up treatment where I'm expecting to lose 30+ pounds - mission accomplished!

The Shipyard Quarters Marina in Charlestown, MA (Boston) is straight ahead. As mentioned before, we're a couple of minutes walk from the USS Constitution.
Back in Boston - home again.

1 comment:

Marilyn and Bob said...

We were thinking of you all day yesterday while you were undergoing surgery. Anxiously awaiting your update and photos. Please you you are in our thoughts daily and we are hoping to hear good news and to see you this fall. Our best to you and Jenee, Marilyn and Bob