Urbanna

Alas--we are stranded in Urbanna. The motor for the dingy is acting up and must be clogged with something as it is not getting fuel through. So we have ben in Urbanna for ----this is the 6th day!!!!! Entertainment???? Of course! The Buy Boat festival was here Friday and Saturday. If you don't know what a Buy Boat is just go look it up. these are all restored and the folks love to gather to show them off. saturday night a rousing bluegrass/gosple concert to support the rescue squad. The music was fun, but I felt like I had gone back in time and place to the mid-west about 50 years ago. We must have been the youngest people there, but we REALLY enjoyed the array of desserts that erveryone had brought! Sunday morning there was the Lutheran Worship meeting in the 1740 court house that is now the home of the women's club. Seemed a lot like Saturday night only people were dressed a bit more fancy and there were fewer of them. Iced tea at the coffee shop! Monday lunch at the only diner in town that was open--evening walks when the air cools down a bit and it is not raining. The people have been very friendly and helpful--picking us up to go and use their land phone--picking us up to get the motor--taking Darrell and the motor to another town to get it fixed--offering use of their home laundry if we need it (but I have just been handwasing on the boat) I have appreciated the Southern Hospitality but am ready to leave Urbana!