Traveling from Durham, NC to Vero Beach, Florida by Truck
Ahhhh to be an absent boat owner! We actually closed on ‘Temptation’ our 1991 Endeavour 42 (Hull Number 257 – the last one built) on Wednesday August 8, 2007. Boy that was an empty feeling -- sign all those papers and not have actual possession of the boat!!
We drove down today – all 710 miles --Friday August 10th to take physical possession. The Intrepid mariners – Karen, Kourtney, Stephen, Buck, and myself. The actual delivery crew would be composed of Kourtney, Buck, and myself.
But what a trip!! Five full grown adults in the 96 Chevy Pickup loaded to the gills with stuff to move the new boat with and the personal gear of each occupant. This would not have been possible if I did not use one of Beth Haskell’s suggestions of using the vacuum packed space bags for all the towels, pillows, bedding, and all our clothes. Wow they make a huge difference!!
This crew needs major accolades for putting up with that 12 hour drive. It should have been 11 hours but we made frequent comfort stops to ease the discomfort of so many folks.
We arrived at the Marina at 6:30pm. Al and his wife Maggie were already aboard and we met with them. We transacted the business of my passing Al the BIG check and he the keys to the boats plus we had to sign off on some paper work. They left and agreed to meet again in the morning to orient us to all the systems on board. We cranked up the Air Conditioning and left for dinner. We found a R.J. Gators nearby for dinner. Actually ate some “gator bits” as an appetizer.
Back on Temptation we moved some stuff on board and settled in for the evening. I think we all hit the sack around 11pm.
The day – all in all – went very well.
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