July 28, 2011 Sackets harbor

As happens most days, I was up at 6:00. I made a pot of coffee and headed out to the laundry with bags of dirty clothes, soap, quarters, etc. The washer and dryer were each only $1, which is cheaper than most. There were two washers, and I started them both, actually having three loads to do.

I came back to the boat to get some hangers and found Kerry making her tea and ready to join me. She got up thinking it was 9:00. Imagine her surprise when she looked at the clock! Shortly after that she took over the job as she did not like the way I was folding the towels and such. I went back to Excalibur and updated the blog. The whole process took until 9:00 AM. We were glad to be done.

We decided to reward ourselves with a breakfast in town. A fellow on the dock recommended Tin Pan Galley for great food and an outdoor setting that was beautiful. He was right. The food was delicious and plentiful, and the setting was gorgeous. Kerry got lots of ideas for her garden at home.

We rode our bikes to the small grocery at the Barrack’s Marina and picked up some supplies. We will go back today to stock up for several days of anchoring and/or docking in some remote areas. Then we toured some of the shops in town.

Sackets Harbor is a neat little town, very historic. It was a military fort when the war of 1812 started, and the first shots of the war started here. The town almost died out in the late 1970’s, but then some locals started a historical society and began rebuilding the old buildings. Now it is a great tourist center with lots of interesting restored buildings and history. http://www.sacketsharborny.com/

We spent the afternoon just relaxing on Excalibur. I dozed in the cockpit listening to Rush Limbaugh blast the Republican leadership for their approach to the debt crisis. Kerry did Sudoku’s and organized the interior. Lew and Gretchen came over at 5:00 for a margarita. After that we walked to town and had dinner at the Tin Pan Galley. It was delicious. We just split a very well made Caesar steak salad and it was enough for the two of us.

We walked home from town as the sun set over the battlefield. We took a few pictures and retired about 9:00. Thanks to the shorter daylight hours, we no longer go to bed before the solar lights are on.