After a few final doctor visits we were ready to head back to the boat.  This has been the longest time we have been away from the boat.  Gary is hoping he won’t have to break out his machete to get thru the cob webs to the boat :(.

Smokie wasn’t too mad at us after all the time spent at Camp Hermes and he was exceptionally good this trip

Are we there yet Mom?

He didn’t barf at all!  That is an accomplishment for him.  We were also able to find a hotel in Mount Vernon that allowed cats for a measly fee of $10.  It was the first hotel that asked us if we had pets.  Gary, being the good Christian that he is, just couldn’t lie to the guy and admitted we had a cat.  He told the guy the cat was totally de-clawed, neutered and that we spread a sheet down under the kitty litter box to catch the litter that clings to his little sweet paws when he steps out of the box.  The guy was impressed and only charged us $10.  We figured that was a good deal and would save poor Smokie the trauma of being stuffed in a cooler.  So for those of you waiting anxiously for those pictures of the cat in the cooler, you’ll have to wait a little longer.

Smokie at the hotel

We got to the boat around noon the next day.  We didn’t have to break out the machete cause I think all the spiders just died on the boat

swim platform

Kind of hard to tell, but pretty disgusting, full of spider poop.  And you all know how hard spider poop is to get off.

Rub Rails

Euuuu, nasty, mold on the rub rails.  Mostly on one side though, the side the sun hit the most.  We also got mold on the cushions again on the fly bridge.  That will be another long and tedious job for the Captain.

Green fuzz!

Auuug!  Green fuzz all over the bow.  Holy hoot!  I have never seen the boat look this bad.   Ya know, we would see boats like this at other marinas and think, poor boat, no body loves you anymore.  Now we see it doesn’t take long to turn a pristine boat into a green fuzzy mess.  The side door was REALLY nasty.  So many dead bugs, ish!  We are lucky our neighbors didn’t cut our lines and send us out to sea.

Surprisingly, the inside was really clean.  Barely any dust, no spider webs.  I guess I got the better end of the deal.  It will take Gary days to clean the outside but not very long for the inside.  But I’ll have the task of putting all our supplies we got while in Minnesota away.  Here is the first load

First Load

Case of Honey

Case of margaritas

2nd Load which makes 2 cases of wine for me 🙂

It is funny, no matter how much stuff we bring aboard the boat it all finds a spot to get tucked away in.  I love this boat!  And not to worry, this booze should last us a few weeks or so ;).

At least the Smoke Man has taken no time as all to adjust back to life on the boat

Peek a boo!

Once we get the old girl cleaned up (the boat not me you silly people!), there is still plenty to explore here in Chattanooga plus we still have our trip to the little Tennessee planned for later in the fall so stay tuned for more exciting adventures on the Touch of Class.