Bridgepointe Marina Thanksgiving

Marina events are usually put on by residents of the marina. This event topped the charts in terms of attendees and food. Thanks go to Tim and Lyle for getting everything going and coordinated for the Bridgepointe Marina Thanksgiving. You guys did a great job! We also want to thank the marina itself for allowing us to get together and socialize and enjoy the day.

Great People, and So Much Food

The festivities began around 15:00 as people began trickling in to the clubhouse. There were about 30-40 people at this year’s celebration and more food that we have ever seen in a single place. Many boaters prepared dishes, resulting an a massive spread. And in case you didn’t know this secret, boaters are some of the best cooks in the world.

Taking Venus and Sagira For A Run

After dropping off our dishes, I went back to the boat and got the dogs knowing that Thanksgiving is their favorite holiday. Previously, we took some pictures with the pups on deck while waiting for our food to cook. Although it was chilly outside, I knew the dogs wouldn’t want to miss Thanksgiving Dinner for the world. Plus, they are wearing fur coats, so up the dock we went. Knowing there was going to be a lot of food, I decided to take the girls out to the field to let them get a little exercise. Chances were god that neither Shannon nor I would be able to take them after we ate.

Sagira and Venus getting their pre-festivity run
Patiently waiting… such good girls	Sagira licking those chops

Setup

After returning from the dog walk, we met Deedee and Eric cooking outside the dock-house. Since they had already prepared several dishes, they were kind enough to give us a preamble of what was to come.

Eric and Deedee’s cooking station	Eric
Balsamic Brussel Sprouts	Bacon-wrapped artichoke hearts
Deedee and Eric’s Turkey	Eric and Bacon
Deedee and Eric from SV Charisma	Shannon and bacon
A happy boy with a bacon-wrapped turkey leg	Keeping the food warm
Bacon-wrapped Turkey being “carved”
	Spicy sausage and beans, biscuits
	QP and Margo
Ken and Mary

Getting Started

Meanwhile, a couple people were running late, so everyone decided to go ahead and start with the salads, and other appetizers. We could have probably stopped eating after this course, but we wanted to taste everything. We were ready to get our BridgePointe Marina Thanksgiving “eat” on!

DeeDee and Margo putting the plan together	Shannon & Shawn
Lee from SV Etoile de Mer, with Willard, Gary, Susan, Trevor, and Jean	Dave and Michi
That smile!	Shannon & Deedee
Working on Appetizers	Shannon & Willard from SV Freya

The Full Spread

Amazingly, there was more food at this event than either of us had ever seen before.

Let the Carnage Begin… Again

Now that all of the food had arrived, we commenced to our next round at the food table.

Bringing the food in	Eric with even more food
Gary	Shannon, Deedee, and Margo
	Shannon and Lee, from SV Etoile de Mer
Michi from MV Wet Dreamzzz, and QP from SV Freya	Eric and Deedee

On and on and…

Shannon, QP, Gene, Willard, Trevor, and Shawn

Eric	Howard from SV L’Chaim, To Life
Lyle from MV Da’s Dream	Plate #2 for Shawn
Shannon, Trevor, Jean, and QP

Aftermath

As we all sat in our newly formed food comas, Frank played guitar. Meanwhile, Susan and QP had a little dance. Everyone seemed to have enjoyed themselves and there were no shortages of full-belly moans. Finally, we cleaned up, packed up and divvied out the leftovers, and headed back to our boats for a well-earned nap.

Mary and Margo	Margo, Mary, and Tim

Thanks again to everyone that attended making this celebration such a smashing success. We are grateful for the opportunity to have met and become friends with so many of you. We hope you enjoy these snapshots from the Bridgepointe Marina Thanksgiving celebration. Now that I have officially hit my winter weight, I’m going to go take a long nap.

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Bridgepointe Marina Thanksgiving