Oct 132021
 

Seneca, IL Springbrook Marina – Oct 13, 2021

Slept in, finally.  Not Scott though.  He was up early as usual.  He says there is rain coming in this afternoon so he wants to get started on the outside chores before the weather changes.  Coffee at the ready and off he goes……drilling holes in the boat!!!!!!

We have been missing our BBQ grill since we bought the boat.  We usually grill just about anything and everything.  There are no areas designated for a grill on this boat.  After coming up with some options, we decided on fishing pole holders that can support the grill on a specially designed BBQ grill holder.  Now is the time to see if it all comes together.

Hole saw in hand and off he goes.  A couple Killdeer birds don’t like us here.  Squawking for hours as Scott works on the back deck.  We don’t mind at all but think it is rather comical. Springbrook Marina is a working marina.  It has the ability to lift larger boats and has many options for breakdowns or maintenance.  The docks are about 40 ft or so with lots of options for smaller vessels with 30 and 50 amp power.  Their lift is a 50 ton lift.  Fuel, both diesel and gas are available on the Illinois River for ease of access.  There is a restaurant here with bar style fare.  A few lender cars are also at the ready for anyone needing to head into town to visit grocery, Walmart, Laundry, or whatever provisions you need.  Kind and friendly staff as well.  The entrance looks narrow but it is about 12 feet throughout the marina.  The slips are approx. 8 ft depth so backing in is a great option.  Scott ventured around the property and saw Kate, our broker extrordinaire, who found and sold us our dream. We had several brokers working with us but Kate continued to stay in touch when we were searching for a boat. She came upon our gem and contacted Scott immediately. The rest is history. We can’t thank Kate, Kyle, the Team at Springbrook Marina for making our dream possible.

Scott installs the fishing rod holders/BBQ grill holder in style and fashion finishing up around noon.  The winds have picked up as well.  Captain Karl shows up on a delivery so we will chat with him before the day turns nasty then it will be indoor chores.  The flies have also returned.  When we left home we were happy to say goodbye to them.  Now they are back since the temps are favourable.  Egrets and Swans are migrating too.  We see them in droves in the shallows of the Illinois River.  The pics do not do it justice.

Rain for short duration of time but it came down in buckets.  The wifi is great here so we updated our software, cleaned the boat, changed out the keyboard we ordered for the laptop and had delivered to Springbrook.  Scott was able to save the laptop by replacing the keyboard that must have been soaked.  Thank goodness we don’t have to buy a new laptop.  We will be having pickerel, or walleye, for dinner from the fish monger we bought from in Kauwanee, WI.  That Killdeer is still squawking too.  At this point it will be hoarse at some point, we hope. 

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