Retirement at last and beginning John's dream of traveling to the Gulf and Chesapeake on the Panacea, our 48' trawler! We wrapped up John's retirement after 10 years at WVMI with a memorable party for 30 colleagues, friends and neighbors at our home. When the dust settled by the next morning, John headed to the office to "sign out" for the final time while I worked furiously to take down Christmas wreaths, santas, angels, and candles galore. Then stuffed duffle bags with clothing, both for cold weather as well as warm. We originally planned to set sail for the south on January 5, but John was just itching to get underway as soon as possible and we really broke some records getting the car packed for the trip the next day.
The a.m. of the 30th, with Winston (the dog!), we left home at 8:30 and headed for the Drury Hotel in Nashville to spend New Year's Eve. The temperature was 69 degrees and we were beginning to like this. The hotel offered free drinks and food, but the dining area was so swamped, we ate ate our own chips and dips and drank wine in our room until John ventured downstairs to get our "dinner". The entree was hot dogs! Winston (the dog!) enjoyed them.
We were tired from the frenzy of packing and from driving for 8 1/2 hours so were in bed long before the ball dropped. Adventure awaited us in the morning when we would drive to the Aqua Yacht Marina in Iuka, Mississippi and board the Panacea.
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