AGLCA Rendezvous - Oct 11-16

We had a great time and learned at lot about what to expect in the coming months at the rendezvous.

We had 3 days of lectures on our travels as far as Norfolk VA. There were roughly 200 attendees which included 48 boats that are in process of doing the loop. There were also Gold Loopers who have already completed the loop in the past as well as a group of those dreaming of doing the loop someday. 

On Sunday late afternoon, we had a scary incident. Within an hour of pulling in and docking a fellow looper had a heart attack on his boat.  Other loopers on the dock came to his aid including a paramedic, a surgeon, a general practitioner and two dentists. They used an AED (which a few loopers carried on board) to bring him back. They rushed him to the hospital where his recovery looks good. That brought everyone closer together.

Monday night the weather was cold and stormy. Everyone added extra lines to their boats. While at dinner there were several tornado warnings in the area. We all had to stay in the lodge until these passed.  

On Tuesday we entered the dinghy race. Steve had to be blind folded and drive the dinghy backwards while Sheli directed. Let's just say, we did not win or finish the race. Ouch!

Wednesday night we enjoyed a bbq dinner at a nearby Cotton Gin in Rogersville. The band was a great and a lot of fun was had by all.

Another fun event was the Looper Crawl. Loopers who had their boats at the Marina could open up their boat so others could come aboard and see their boat. We opened up the Pura Vida and received many compliments. We also toured other boats which was fun. 

An interesting tidbit we learned is that more people climb Mt Everest each year than do the Loop!

 Can you find us in the back row?

 Joe Wheeler State Park

 They packed us in pretty tight! The captain said we may need a crowbar to get us out of this slip!

 No time to enjoy the pool. Bummer!

 Dinghy race.

 Band at Cotton Gin