Dozier's Regatta Point
May 26 - ?????
Leaving beautiful Mill Creek anchorage behind, it was just a short jaunt (22 miles) down to Deltaville and Regatta Point Marina.
We're in a great slip near the far end of the marina just a couple of slips away from
"Mad Dash 9".
Dockmaster Jimmy gave us the lowdown:
the boat belongs to the daughter of Enos Slaughter, #9 of the St. Louis Cardinals 1946 World Championship team.
He was on first base with 2 out when the manager called a "hit and run". The batter hit a single and, ignoring the 3rd base coach, Slaughter continued home to score what turned out to be the winning run in game 7 to give the Cards the championship. The announcer dubbed the play "Slaughter's mad dash"!
They are one of several great couples we've met in this first week of our stay. Sea Dweller, a 44 Krogen arrived Wednesday and are docked just a slip away. It didn't take long for Jeff and Ellen to become good friends! Andrew and Tiffany, Tony and Michele --- it's a great community!
Town is a bike ride away with a great hardware store, West Marine, coffee shop, fish market, farm stand produce and grocery store all with a couple of miles. It seems there's a daily reason (excuse) to ride into town between chores! It's been quite hot --- upper 80's to 90 degrees --- so a dip in the new pool has also become a daily occurrence.
We'll be here for another week, before we rent a car and head to Michigan for those grandkid hugs. In the meantime, we're thoroughly enjoying the people, place and pace here at Regatta Point.
You just can't beat this view
from our back deck
Dockmaster Jimmy gave us the lowdown:
the boat belongs to the daughter of Enos Slaughter, #9 of the St. Louis Cardinals 1946 World Championship team.
He was on first base with 2 out when the manager called a "hit and run". The batter hit a single and, ignoring the 3rd base coach, Slaughter continued home to score what turned out to be the winning run in game 7 to give the Cards the championship. The announcer dubbed the play "Slaughter's mad dash"!
They are one of several great couples we've met in this first week of our stay. Sea Dweller, a 44 Krogen arrived Wednesday and are docked just a slip away. It didn't take long for Jeff and Ellen to become good friends! Andrew and Tiffany, Tony and Michele --- it's a great community!
Town is a bike ride away with a great hardware store, West Marine, coffee shop, fish market, farm stand produce and grocery store all with a couple of miles. It seems there's a daily reason (excuse) to ride into town between chores! It's been quite hot --- upper 80's to 90 degrees --- so a dip in the new pool has also become a daily occurrence.
We'll be here for another week, before we rent a car and head to Michigan for those grandkid hugs. In the meantime, we're thoroughly enjoying the people, place and pace here at Regatta Point.
You just can't beat this view
from our back deck
Time for lunch and a dip in the pool ........................
