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haul out day

erin

Jun 5, 2023 — 1 min read

Today was a big day... Olivia started the morning as a surprise special guest for her 1st grade class! She got all dressed up with a headband, lip gloss and a dress she got here in Grenada. Braden and I joked this morning was the most she's brushed her hair in the last two months... and we didn't even have to ask her to! She was so, so excited to see her friends and her teacher and answer all their questions. She even got to show them some of the special things she's collected along the way. ❤

In the afternoon we had a short drive to the boatyard dock. Our boat is back out of the water, and back in almost the same spot as before. Tomorrow starts a very long list of things to clean, pack, store and work to schedule before we head back to Minnesota.

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