Rainy days are here again

It was a fun weekend in Gulf Shores, Alabama.  Saturday morning Ray and I dinghied to Homeport Marina to get dinghy gas and ice.  That's when I noticed "Lolita" was on the hard at Saunders.  If I had noticed that upon our arrival, I would have given someone and ear full.  When I mentioned it to Bill, he said he thought the same thing when he noticed them upon pulling in on Friday but did not see anyone around.
We both dinghied up to The Wharf Saturday to walk around the car show.  Bill's family met us up there too.  By evening we were all ready to head to Acme Oyster for dinner, including "The Bar-B". After Bob & Barbara got their dinghy down, we realized via radar and other boaters telling us (including friends up in Chattanooga), that there was a pretty good storm coming.  Dejeauvu from last spring.  "The Bar-B" decided they better not go.  We went for it.  About the time we arrived I had the thought that Bill's family was dropping a vehicle off for us to use Sunday for grocery shopping. Wouldn't it be smarter to take it instead, and then we could also pick up "The Bar-B".  So we did.  It ended up we were all back safe and sound in plenty of time and then it just turned out to be a 20-30 minute rain, with a little bit of lighting beforehand.
Sunday morning Patty and I did our last Publix trip for a while.  In the afternoon we walked the yard (should have left "Lolita" a note) and we dinghied around a little bit in Bill and Patty's dinghy.  The chuck roast that was on sale at Publix was enjoyed by the four of us for dinner.
This morning we did not leave until about 7:45 as we were all stopping at Homeport Marina.  All of us to pump out.  Ray and I to put a little diesel in also.  Running harder than usual, we weren't sure if we could make it all the way to Demopolis so we splashed 150 gallons in just to make sure.  We were there just before eight and gone 15 minutes later.
It was all pretty uneventful until we arrived at the free docks at the Convention Center in downtown Mobile around 2:00 p.m.  That's about the time it started raining.  That's also the time the Coast Guard decided to board our boat.  We're barely tied up, Ray is helping "The Bar-B" and "Conched Out Too" get tied as these docks are really not made for recreational boats, I'm trying to get enclosures shut, and these two guys want me to show them everything for a safety check.  All was good and they finally left when it started lightening.
It rained on and off all afternoon and evening, but we still managed to walk into town to Loda Bier Garten for dinner without getting too much wetter.