What a shock! All our procrastination caught up with us today. We both thought Al and Lloyd were coming the first week of May, so we were taking our time getting ready. Luckily, Roy phoned Al today. He nearly fell over when Al told him Lloyd is already on his way by train and should arrive today, Al will fly out Tuesday, and Butch is also coming! Butch won't be going with us on the trip; he just wants to help get the boat ready. He's going to fly to JFK, rent a car, and drive down from there. He'll probably get here Wednesday.
Boy, talk about lighting a fire! We spent most of the afternoon scrambling around like crazy, trying to get ready for Lloyd. We had to move most of our junk from the main cabin to the aft cabin, to make room for the guys. Got enough done so Lloyd will have a place to sleep at least.
I phoned AMTRAK to try to get a clue as to what time Lloyd would arrive. Found out there's no AMTRAK station in Norfolk; he'll come in to Newport News, on the other side of the water. Fortunately, AMTRAK runs a shuttle bus to Howard Johnson's in downtown Norfolk. The next train is scheduled to arrive at 9:27 in Newport News, and the bus will reach Norfolk at 10:05. We don't know if Lloyd will take a cab out to the boat tonight or stay at Howard Johnson's until morning.
Ate our usual lupper at the buffet restaurant. It's the last one; next week, it will be closed, and the following week, we'll probably be gone. Besides, it will have changed hands.
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