Hallelujah. He set out on a long, long trip from eking through high school to getting accepted to a state school at 21, a trip sewn with hard, ugly work and long, lonely months in a near empty apartment. Hmm. Sounds a little like someone else. Is this the week we all arrive?
A good start -- and hopefully a good omen. We smiled the whole way to Rock Hall.
You might recall, we looked at several Island Packet 380s in Rock Hall in October, including the one we're here to see: Good Company.
On that last trip, Chip made one notation in his notebook about Good Company: GTV.
"What the heck is that?" I asked.
"Got The Vibe."
It's a funny thing when you're boat shopping. If you're smart, you keep your emotions in check, try not to fall in love with a boat and subsequently make bad decisions. But there's no denying the feel of a boat when you step onboard. It defies logic. We looked at two identical boats, side by side today. One felt cold and lonely, the other warm and homey.
And today, I got the vibe too. I didn't anticipate liking this boat as much as I did. Good Company has had one owner who is obviously meticulous. The boat is spotless inside. The bilge looks practically new. He changed the oil for the first time one month after he got the boat (!). The more we learn, the closer we look, the better it gets.
Michele, our broker, had a lot of info for us about other 380s on the market as well as a listing of what 380s have sold for in the last year. More homework for us ...
... and back to Bridgeville to see Ted and Nancy (Chip's parents) and Aunt Peggy and Uncle George!
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