Labor Day Week - Boating and Longtime Friends

           

For us, there's no better way to face the end of summer than to spend a day on Blue Chip before school begins. What would make it truly memorable? Sharing it with special friends on a day with picture perfect weather. Check and check!

Valerie and Alan Adler are friends of  Steve's, who have been living in Israel for decades. We were thrilled that during their most recent stateside visit, we found a day where they could join us with their New York and  Massachusets family - composed of Ruth, Alan's sister, along with son Michael, daughter Tina and son in-law Ted, along with their three amazing granddaughters who simply blew us away with their maturity and presence. Wonderful crew, great company and all three grand-girls dove inton the Salem Harbor waters with their Uncle Michael. Diving into the Massachusetts waters just for the fun of it? A Blue Chip first! (Us Kaufmans are renowned cold water wimps.) 

                                

 There are certain friends you truly wish were closer by. That would be Val and Alan. You may remember their generously hosting us a year ago in Israel and Petra. We know the flight isn't really that long, but it's a bit too far to drop by and share Shabbat, one of our nicest memories from the last Israel visit. But who knows? Maybe we can take turns?