social distancing on the Mary Catherine

Trip dates: 
Friday, April 3, 2020
Trip length: 
1 day
Type of watercraft: 
Power

We have friends very nearby, wintering in Florida on their 58' Hatteras LRC, Mary Catherine.  We reached out suggesting a virtual, Zoom aided, cocktail hour and they suggested we motor over on our little boat and sit on their aft deck, at a healthy social distance.

That sounded like a plan so we headed over at the appointed hour and tied up on the floating dock nearest their transom.  We boarded carefully and sat in opposing chairs they had already cleaned for us.  Naturally we brough our own beverages. 

All in, it was really god to see friends in person rather than on the small screen.  The beam of Mary Catherine kepts us at least ten feet away. Sure they had to break our the handwipes to clean the chairs before and after, but it seemed worth it for some face to face contact.