{"id":7992,"date":"2017-12-07T08:39:55","date_gmt":"2017-12-07T13:39:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sailpandora.com\/?p=7992"},"modified":"2023-08-16T20:28:32","modified_gmt":"2023-08-17T01:28:32","slug":"oh-yeah-that-lawn-does-it-need-cutting-already","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sailpandora.com\/?p=7992","title":{"rendered":"Oh yeah, that lawn… Does it need cutting already?"},"content":{"rendered":"

We’ve been back in the US for nearly two weeks now and I feel like I have barely caught up with things.\u00a0 My lawn and landscaping<\/span><\/a>, that I am determined to keep from looking like a “cruiser’s lawn”, is looking fairly good in spite of being littered with dead leaves for longer than is reasonable.\u00a0 The rose garden, and it’s a long one, try 150′ or so, is pruned, has undergone tree trimming<\/a> with the help of tree services<\/span><\/a>, and ready for a winter nap and I am about ready to drain the fuel from all the garden equipment, the chain saw, leaf blower, trimmer and mower… Whew!<\/p>\n

I can’t say that I feel like we’ve been home all that long as we spent the first four days in MD with our family celebrating our granddaughter Tori’s christening.\u00a0 At nearly one year, she still wasn’t the oldest that the priest baptized and I would say that it was quite a sight watching her walk down the isle with her parents and the priest.\u00a0 \ud83d\ude42\"\"The holidays are always a busy time but this year is particularly nutty as we are visiting MD three times, and it’s not just around the corner,\u00a0 in a single month.\u00a0 \u00a0I’ll also be putting up and taking down holiday decorations as well as winterizing our home and setting tons of mouse traps before we head back to Antigua.\u00a0 It’s a whirlwind and after less than ten days here off to MD again for Tori’s first birthday.\u00a0 Crazy travel or not, it’s a real treat to see her an her parents three times in a single month.<\/p>\n

However this is a sailing\/boating blog and I have been meaning to write about a boat that I saw in Antigua that I was particularly struck by.\u00a0 First of all, she’s huge, perhaps better referred to as a ship, visiting Falmouth for the charter boat show.<\/p>\n

Nero, and I am not sure where that name comes from, is a real beauty and at nearly 300′ long, is one of the longest yachts in the world.\u00a0 Actually, in total volume, there are some that are much, much larger,\u00a0 However, as she is designed in spirit of a sleek classic, Corsair, the yacht once owned by J.P. Morgan her total volume is not as large as others of this length and that’s one of the key attributes that makes her magnificent.<\/p>\n

Here she is berthed at the Antigua Yacht Club Marina in Falmouth.\u00a0\u00a0\"\"She can’t be missed, with her distinctive yellow funnel.\u00a0\u00a0\"\"Oddly, as I took this shot, the crew didn’t pluck me from my rubber boat for a tour.\u00a0 However, personal tour aside, as she is very popular charter yacht, there are plenty of great photos on various sites.\u00a0 “So, Bob, how much does it cost to charter her”?\u00a0 Well, as J.P. once said “if you have to ask, you can’t afford it”.\u00a0 But, since you asked, a few years ago the rate was $555,000 a week during the high season.\u00a0 Heck, off season, you can get her for just a tad over a half mil.\u00a0 \u00a0“Holy mega-extravagance Batman.”\u00a0 And I thought Pandora cost a lot to maintain.<\/p>\n

Heck, my annual budget for her wouldn’t even pay the salary of the assistant to the assistant stewardess.\u00a0 \u00a0And, there are 20 crew to attend to the needs of a mere 12 guests.<\/p>\n

Nero was built in China and launched in 2007.\u00a0 Wow, Pandora was launched then too!\u00a0 \u00a0What a coincidence.\u00a0 I just knew we had something in common.<\/p>\n

Nice “dink”.\u00a0 \u00a0We have a dink too!\"\"Brenda and I have a dining table on Pandora.\u00a0\"\"Actually, this coffee table is about the size of Pandora’s dining table.
\n\"\"And we have companionway stairs too although ours are different, they are brown.\"\"And, of course, we have our own bed.\u00a0 However, I have to climb over her to get into my corner.\u00a0 If we had this bed, I’d still want to…\u00a0 Never mind.\u00a0\"\"Speaking of that, perhaps a dip in one of the two pools to cool myself off would be more in keeping with this blog’s PG rating.\u00a0\u00a0\"\"No need to declare “adult swim!” as the kids can use the other pool on the bow.\u00a0\"\"All and all, a remarkable boat, yacht, ship.\u00a0 Whatever, shes something.\u00a0 Want to learn more, check out this brokerage link<\/a>.\u00a0 Lot’s more to see.<\/p>\n

Perhaps when we return to Antigua her crew will take pity on us when we get all sweaty and invite us aboard for a dip.\u00a0 \u00a0Perhaps not, but if they did, I’d settle for the kid’s pool.<\/p>\n

I guess if you have to ask…<\/p>\n

And, to add insult to injury, I have a sneaking suspicion that the owners don’t cut their own lawn when the are home.\u00a0 \u00a0“Buffy, can you bring me that red gas can?\u00a0 Can you believe how long the grass has gotten?”<\/p>\n

Oh well.\u00a0 But I doubt that their grandaughter, and I sure hope that the owners aren’t too young, is as cute as Tori.<\/p>\n

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