Luedke Vacation Blog

It’s been a while since I made an entry in this vacation blog.  Well the simply truth is, we haven’t been on vacation. We booked another trip on the Catatonic for this winter, and we’ve just been focusing on that and working a lot.  There are still two wars going on.

Sunrise over the boat show

A month or so ago I was browsing Travel Talk Online, and noticed a post from Dirk, the owner of the Catatonic,  were he said that yacht would be at the US Boat show in Annapolis.  The boat show sounded like a good idea and I thought perhaps I’d buy my own yacht, so I purchased tickets for several days of the show.

Crowds of people checking out the yacht

We showed up at the show in Annapolis on Sunday morning, and after valet parking our SUV at the Marriott, we made a beeline for the Catatonic.  Wow, it was awesome seeing her again.  We were welcomed with open arms, and met Dirk and Sandy the owners.  We ended up spending a majority of our visit aboard the sailing yacht.

Catatonic hiding among the yachts

Sunday night we went back to the Catatonic to meet up before going to dinner with the Dirk, Sandy, Captain Rick and Mate Missy.  As soon as the show closed we found out what it was like to have the most popular boat in the show.  A lot of people showed up and soon the decks were full of so many people.  After some partying we went to dinner at Pussar’s, and then tried to talk security into letting us back into the marina.

It was all real good fun and we met some new people.  Marie and I both had a great time.  Dirk and Sandy are real cool people to let us use their yacht as we love to do.  And it was great to see Captain Rick and Mate Missy again.

Marie, Sandy and Dirk

The 2010 Catatonic Crew together again

It sure brought back a lot of memories.  The short time we were aboard during the show made us feel like we never left.  I’m not yet sure if it will make waiting the final months until our trip easier or harder.  Marie and I are both in planning mode now.

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