U.S. Space & Rocket Center. Huntsville AL

A short 40 minute drive to Huntsville Al, we enjoyed the many discoveries at the Space And Rocket Center. There is much to do for folks of all ages. Colton (age7) and Papa (much older) both found points of interest.. It wasn't very crowded so that was wonderful. However, it was quite warm for the outside activities. There was a great rock wall climb inside.. Our footwear was not permitted, so if you hope to climb,, wear closed toe and heal shoes.. Sneakers would be perfect!👣

Goose Pond Colony with C3's

It was a fun filled day. We took Knot Yet out for a day of swimming and fancy diving. Captain made frozen Margarita to go with a southwest lunch. The water was perfect and  a constant breeze to make this hot day delightful.

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Even Buster was enjoying the water.

No... Busters not spoiled.

First time tubing... He LOVED IT!!

Colton in the campgrounds .

Mexican lasagna .. It was delicious ...  Fireflies to be caught. They were everywhere. So cool!!

They say , if you build it they will come. And they did. Samoores for dessert.. I like mine without the chocolate and graham crackers.. Ok .. I just come for the marshmallows.. 

Captain Colton had a GREAT DAY⚓️

The guesthouse

Our daughter Crystal, her husband Casey and our grandson Colton are coming for a week from the Tulsa Ok area. We are so excited!!! To give them space and options.. We have set up the camper to have as theirs while here at Goose Pond. It's an easy bike ride to the marina or an easy dinghy ride around the golf course.. They should be arriving in the next couple of hours.. Just hope the refrigerator cools off in time to offer them a cold one when they get here.. I'm ready for a cold one all ready🍹

Laundry Day

All in all, not too exciting but needs to get done.. I was delighted to have a washer/dryer on board. But the excitement was soon deflated. It holds maybe two towels, has a leaking problem and we're not sure where the dryer vents to.. Therefore the marina laundry room is much more efficient. At some point we will remove our sorry W/D and use that space for something much more useful, like a spot to store food and drinks. Margarita mix takes up a lot of space

I cleaned the floors today too. Easy peasy lemon squeezy.. Kitchen floor is maybe 3x7. Bathrooms are even smaller. These are the pluses of living small..

Gvist's and Elliott's . Good day for a picnic on the water.

Cyn and Andy came with their motor home and toys... Motorcycle and kayaks. As Phil and I learn about the systems of Knot Yet, the Gvist's are learning about their new Motor home. It made for some fun discoveries and what needed to be labeled POS.( piece of sh:t)

Paige had a soccer game about 2 hours away, so they scheduled half their day to swing by and spend the afternoon with us before heading to her game. Paige is quite a great soccer player. And we discovered a very good kayaker too. Jane was rather impressive too. 

Again.. Trying to work this blog thing.. Trying to delete on of these photos .. Not having any luck so far.

Knot A Dream/Knot Yet

We truly enjoyed Knot A Dream , she was a great boat and we have many fond memories of friends and travels we had with her.. With each Birthday, there comes physical challenges, and making life easier was/is our goal. So when we knew we wanted to continue with being live-aboards 

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We both knew,we needed a bit more room. Knot Yet has 10 more feet and tons more room, a floor plan much easier for company to travel with us. We have had a few visitors already..  Still struggling.. This is where I wanted to add a couple more pictures and I'm unable.. Trying another angle. yeah!!  I did it... My cousin Kathy and her husband Don, from California, were our first visitors. It was short and sweet.. It was great seeing them as they passed through ,on their way to Pennsylvania for a wedding.  

Then to our surprise , my sister from AZ and my Mom came for an evening. It was awesome to see them both!! It was a bit chilly when they were here . So we all remained inside and chatted . Unfortunately, no photos were taken. These are from the month before down in Panama City.

Today... Our story begins again.

We have been living aboard " Knot Yet" since the first of May 2015. She's an Ocean Alexander 456. We are very excited to have her. There is much to learn about her, this area, and our skills on her. Here in Scottsboro Alabama  along the Tennessee River is a great place to do just that. 

Our Marina is nicely protected from winds and river traffic. It offers many amenities.. laundry, bath house, fuel, bait shop, restaurants , pool, marine repair, golf and campground. Town is close by and one of its claimed to fame is they have " Unclaimed Luggage" store. It's like a huge thrift store on steroids.