August 09, 2008
Westport, Mass
Chisholm's firm sponsored an event to support the Westport River Watershed Alliance. He felt obliged to attend the event with a few of his colleagues and to meet some of the clients. It being an environmentally focused charity, I was game. The challenge was finding our way there in time to make the 5pm opening. Having looked at the charts and read the cruising guide, we decided to sail up the Sekonnet River to Portsmouth, Rhode Island and tie up at a marina called Pirate's Cove. From there, we would hire a car to drive us to the event in Westport, about 30 minutes away.
The taxi company mixed everything up and arrived 20 minutes late to pick us up. When we arrived, the event was located on a private farm overlooking the Westport River, way in off the road in a clearing. I became deeply concerned that the taxi company would leave us stranded at the event. I negotiated with our driver to ensure that exactly HE would fetch us, because only HE knew precisely where he left us.
We left Mystic shortly after sun-up, tip-toeing around the marina like church mice. For the entire 9 hour journey, there was barely a breath of wind. But we made it, went to the event, met some clients, bid on some silent auction items, had a bite to eat and a glass of wine, and headed back to the boat. It was a lovely event, and I understand that we may have been successful in bidding on a couple of items.
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