On Tuesday, July 10, we drove to Greer so I could continue visiting doctors. Unfortunately, the decision was made to remove my thyroid sooner rather than later, so we abandoned our summer cruising plan of visiting the Chesapeake Bay. I now wonder why I am plodding through Michener's Chesapeake! We will cruise south to South Carolina where the drive to Greer will be shorter than the drive from Oriental.

On Tuesday, July 17, we attended Josh Groban's concert at the BiLo Center in Greenville, SC. He put on a great show (Jim counted 21 on stage with him) even though he told the audience that his voice was not 100%. As it turned out, he canceled the concert in Charlotte, NC the next night.

On Thursday, July 19, we drove back to the boat in Oriental and continued our projects. Our friends, Jim and Sue, returned to their boat on July 28. They painted the bottom of Water Dancer III with instruction help from us. Sue and I found time to relax at the pool; however, it was still so hot that we spent most of the time in the water.