Day 216 and 217

When I last left off on Day 215, it was tuesday Aug 3. Although I did take notes on the boat trip which you will be hearing about ad nauseum in upcoming posts, I don't have notes for Day 216 and 217 except that I see from my calendar that my brother Jon was picked up from the airport on day 217.  I don't even remember if I'm the one who picked him up!  What I do know is that my parents rolled into town on Day 216.  I also know that my family and I likely had zero exercise and zero quality time together for these two days.  I can tell you that I did a whole heck of a lot of packing and shopping for our trip.  OK, now a little is coming back to me, I didn't pick my brother up, my Dad and the girls did while my mom and I were at Costco then getting her a haircut.  I think my husband, John, and I took provisions down to the boat in the evening on day 217. The days leading up to a long boat trip are always a blur!  Uncle Jon may have gotten in some quality time with the girls and taken them bike riding around the neighborhood.  Maybe if he ever reads this he can confirm this for me.