When I stopped working a few months ago I had plans to, yes, sail, volunteer at a boat shop and get involved with the Schooner Virginia. And then, well...the pandemic.
Things are starting to open up a little bit. Tidewater Wooden Boat Workshop came up with a safe program for kids to do some model boat building. One person, one boat. No shared tools. Face masks and lots of hand sanitizing. I've volunteered for several sessions and it has been fun. And rewarding.
Like most of the tall ships on Chesapeake Bay, the Schooner Virginia is not sailing this year. Too many people are needed to sail the boat and they need to work in fairly close quarters. Not safe. But like any boat, particularly a wooden schooner, there is always maintenance. And I have gotten involved in a little of that.
This past Tuesday was a perfect day for my post-employment life. Out for a couple hours of sailing at dawn, off to the boat shop for model building at 9:00 and then on to the schooner for an afternoon of work.
This being retired can be tiring. No complaints at all.
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