LAST DAYS AT GOOSE POND

Oct. 10 - 21 - It was "Grand Central Station" at Goose Pond Colony Marina each day as Loopers came and went.  We especially enjoyed getting to meet a number of folks on other Defever Yachts, which is the same make as OMEGA.  A few photos will give you an idea of the variety.




Hallelujah (44 Defever) - Grand Rapids, MI
Dave and Barb

 

Sea Dog (60 Defever) - Amherst, OH
Terry and Beth



Gypsea (46 Defever) - Holland, MI
Dick and Pat



















Tide's In (Defever 48EU) - Portsmouth, NH
Stephen and Pam

Our good friends, Paul and Stacy Brannon (SEASEA), were preparing to depart  for Wheeler State Park Marina to help welcome boaters coming to the Loopers' Rendezvous.  We hosted a luncheon to bid them farewell. 




Patsy Whitney, Stacy and Paul Brannon, Ray Whitney, and Charlotte



Paul and Stacy Leaving Goose Pond Marina Aboard SEASEA
44 Gulfstar



October 17 was a special day.  Grandson Ross drove up from Birmingham for a brief visit.  Unfortunately, his bride Starr was out of town on an assignment for medical school, so she wasn't able to come.  Charlotte gave Ross the afghan she knitted for him and Starr as a wedding gift.  She was only four months late in completing it.  Hope it will be something they will enjoy for many years to come.









Ross and Grandma Charlotte

For our last evening at Goose Pond, we enjoyed one last visit to the Mexican restaurant with Ray and Pasty Whitney and Jim and Peggy Himburg.  Jim is the Dockmaster at Goose Pond Colony Marina, and we wanted to thank him for all he did for us during our extended stay.

Peggy and Dockmaster Jim Himburg



Peggy, Jim, Ray, Patsy, Charlotte and Bill



Oct. 21 - All good things come to an end, and it was time for us to cast off and head towards home.  We leave with many good memories of our days at Goose Pond Colony Marina and Scottsboro, AL.

Beautiful Fall Color at Goose Pond Marina

Fuel Dock and Transient Area at Goose Pond Colony Marina

Dock 4 at Goose Pond Colony Marina

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Over the past two years, we have spent four and a half months at Goose Pond Marina in Scottsboro, AL.  During that time we feel we have become a part of the community and have made many new friends.  We will surely miss these friends in this small Tennessee River community.