Everyone at the marina is very friendly, the employees as well as the other boaters we ran into. As we were washing the boat, another transient named Dave, stopped and announced “I know where Spring Grove is”. Dave is from Gettysburg, PA and is making his second cruise south from the Chesapeake Bay. He has a 37’ sailboat and is “single handing” (alone on the boat). He was widowed a few years ago and he and his wife had enjoyed sailing on the Bay for many years and had always planned to cruise south for the winters when they retired, so Dave decided he would continue with their dream, taking his wife along in spirit. He sold their house and car and moved aboard their boat, and last year made his first journey to a warm winter. We chatted for quite a while and he is a very interesting fellow with an inspiring attitude. He gave me a lot of tips about places along the waterway to see, or to not waste time on, as well as some good anchorages and marinas. While his circumstances are a bit unique, I believe he is a good representation of the variety of people who are long term cruisers and we are looking forward to meeting a lot more of them. I hope we bump into Dave at other times and places as we progress down the ICW at our individual paces