As Trefoil (mostly) motors South we have had many new acquaintances and meetings with folks that must be credited to our lab Colby. Women (young and older) wave to him as we walk down village or city streets. People stop and ask us if they may pet him. Folks just walk up to you and ask if he is a lab and might they give him a treat. The owner of one marina in N.C. said " oh! this is the dog I've heard about!! Truth to tell, Colby is the most social member of the Trefoil crew.
What brings this tale to mind occured today when we checked into a marina in Morehead City.N.C. The lady working the counter saw Colby with Karen and, after admiring Colby, related her recent story of her family's rescue lab. A customer in the area entered the conversation remarking on our dog's large paws and powerful chest. The marina owner then entered and, after petting Colby and complimenting him, brought Karen into his office to show her pictures of his Late, Great lab and a poem over the loss of his dog. The customer offered (and we accepted) king mackeral steaks just caught today off the NC coast.
Karen and I enjoyed these kind and thoughtful people and feel honored and blessed with this experience.
There are many ways to meet and enjoy folks but, the most talented of our crew at the "meet and greet" game seems to be Colby. Lucky Us.
Love to all!
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Great to hear you are doing so well in your travels. We are in Indiana for the past 2 nights. Leaving tomorrow for Iowa. See friends there. Then heading down to see Jody and Liz in Oklahoma for Thanksgiving. I'll keep you in our thoughts. Smooth sailing..
Sounds like your finally into some really nice warm "southern" cruising water now. God Bless you. We're freezing our tushes off up here in Warrensburg. Thanks to your blog though we all get to do some cruising vicariously. Feel free to copy and paste passages or snippets from your ships log - I for one would find that very interesting.
Fair Winds - Mark
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