Kennebunk, Maine and sailboat

The first time we went to Maine to visit Chris, back in Oct, Rick saw a little sailboat that was being built by the students at The Landing School (Chris' school). He made arrangements to buy it when it was finished in the spring for $10,000. And then as time wore on he changed his mind and cancelled the sale.

Chris graduated on June 14, and on Fri June 15 he was at the school and noticed a little sailboat in the yard, just like the one we were going to buy, with a For Sale sign and a price of $4,000. He called Rick and me and asked if we wanted it, saying it looked brand new. We said yes, so Chris talked to the president of the school, discovered that some rich millionaire had traded in his yacht for a bigger yacht, had bought this little sailboat from the school several years ago to use as his tender and now wanted a bigger tender to go with his bigger yacht and donated the little sailboat back to the school. Chris offered $3500 for the little sailboat, and the offer was accepted. Then he saw a trailer in the yard and said, "Throw in that trailer and we'll make it $4000." Done and done.

Now, how to get the boat to Philly. Chris and Scott already were pulling a Uhaul; they tried to rent a car that would pull it for Scott to drive down, but no rental place will rent something with a trailer hitch. Rick and I decided to drive to Maine on Fri June 22 and get it, and have a nice little trip.

It was fun to drive back up to Maine, it really is a beautiful state - actually the entire drive up there, thro New York state, Connecticut, Mass, New Hampshire, and finally Maine, is quite pretty. And I'm thinking that was our last time to drive up there.