Ben, who was in the sailboat next to us last time we were here, helped us to tie up. He and his wife, Kristine and their little baby, Maverick, live onboard in the marina and have proved to be great neighbors - friendly, helpful and engaging.
Unfortunately, the marina had a lot of debris including logs and branches that collected as a result of the running waters in the river. Throughout the week, Jonny and others had to clear some out. Jonny took to the dinghy to haul a log that was almost 60 feet long back into the river!
Stephanie has been jammed with work and school the last few weeks so we didn’t plan on seeing her until Wednesday. But on Monday, we walked over to their apartment and took Ryan to lunch and picked up all the many items we had had delivered to their address.
On Tuesday morning, Jonny met up with our friend Tracy and they walked through the Fishtown and Northern Liberties parts of Philly to a cool area called Grafitti Pier. The name is self explanatory.
Jonny had been craving Chinese food so upon his return we walked to Chinatown and had lunch at Panang. It wasn’t Chinese, it was Malaysian but that was close enough for us. It was quite good though he declared it more Chinese-Malaysian than that which he had eaten when he lived in Malaysia. The servings were so large that we took half of it home and had it for dinner.
We had mailed some of the delicious ravioli from Arthur Ave. in the Bronx to Stephanie and Ryan, so on Wednesday night we made dinner for them in their apartment. We had ordered cheese ravioli for them (and mushroom ravioli for us) but when we cooked it, it turned out to be filled with mushrooms which Stephanie doesn’t care for so it was a little disappointing. She nibbled around the edges and ate the appetizers and salad but was so exhausted that we left early so she could get a good night’s sleep. Bugatti’s made it right after I called them the next day to tell them of the error. They sent out a new box of cheese ravioli the next day.
Each day we’ve been taking Archie for walks along nearby piers as well as in two nearby dog parks.
We particularly like one that is on the side of a hill and usually has a couple of nice dogs that he likes to play with. It was here that we met a dog owner who we had met on our previous visit. We saw her almost every day and she recommended a groomer for Archie where we were able to make an appointment for him on Friday. Thursday, however, was haircut day for me and I was quite pleased with the referral I received from Stephanie. This photo shows the results of both my haircut and Archie’s.
On Thursday afternoon we walked over to the Italian Market and had a delicious lunch outside at DeBruno Brothers. We also took the opportunity to stock up on more cheese, salami, sausage, pasta and tomatoes. Do we eat to live or live to eat? Guess!
That night we went out to dinner with Stephanie and Ryan in a restaurant close to Rittenhouse Square. Philly has great restaurants and many of them are BYOB which is such a plus!
Saturday was a beautiful, clear day - perfect for apple picking! And that’s just what we did. Stephanie picked us up (and finally got to visit with Archie).
She took us out to Terhune Orchards in New Jersey where we picked two pecks of four kinds of nice ripe apples. The orchard also sold wine and cheese boards and had a musician playing so we hung out there for awhile enjoying the perfect weather before doing a Costco run.
Ryan wasn’t with us because he had gone to the Navy game in Annapolis with his dad for the day. Later on that evening we went to a cool little Korean restaurant near Rittenhouse Square for dinner.
When we got back to Zendo that evening we went out on the dock to join our neighbors, Ben and Kristine, who were watching a great fireworks display by the bridge over the river. We enjoyed the ringside seat and a glass of wine with them.
POriginally we were going to leave on Sunday morning, but the debris from Hurricane Ida was still significant and floating down the river so we decided to delay our departure. This log floated next to our boat.
We spent quite a bit of time this week shopping for fabric to create a textile wall hanging to cover water stains on the teak in the saloon. We found some we liked and bought foam board to mount it. On Sunday, we finally put it all together and hopefully it will look good when we hang it. Photos to follow once that happens.
Philly has been great fun as always. It’s clearly becoming another home away from home for us. How’s this photo for a historical reference for this city of brotherly love?
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