Danny and Katie's 'vette. The guy next to us in a red convertible C4 ('82, I believe) offered to take a pic of us.	Staging for the parade. The wind was blowing and we were about 1/2 hour late in getting started. Soooo, we decided to have one taken in front of the car too.	Katie and her 'vette. Katie now loves this car...and drove it on the boardwalk.
Katie and her 'vette. Do we need two Z06's?	Danny and his 'vette? We need two Z06's!	Danny and his 'vette. Photo by Katie of Danny wishing for another 'vette.

...and then we were released one-by-one to parade down to 27th street and the entrance to the boardwalk.  We didn't expect to see a lot of people, but there were hundreds lined up on the boardwalk to see the parade of several hundred Corvettes driving straight down the boardwalk to 1st street and then off.  Katie drove to much applause...both for her being one of only a few female drivers and also the only one piloting a Z06.  We heard the refrain "Go, lady driver!" several times and Katie was quite pleased!  Katie leaned toward me after passing several onlookers who were yelling for her to "rev" the engine.  After a short translation, Katie was revving the engine with the best of them.  She was extremely surprised at how many people not only recognized the Z06, but also the electron blue color!

Oh yes...did I mention that when we arrived at the staging area, they were checking wrist bands that had been given out during registration.  No wrist band, no drive on the boardwalk.  Wellllll, Katie's husband forgot his wrist band.  Too late to return to the hotel.  She walked over to some of the Free State Corvette officials and after being handed off from one to another, she finally reached someone who listened carefully.  The official asked where her husband was located in the parking lot.  Katie pointed out the rueful looking fellow with the gray beard and the yellow baseball cap.  She agreed with the official that her husband was probably stupid for not having his wrist band.  After much begging and pleading...because "This is my husband's first Corvette and his first time participating in Corvettes at OC," the official gave in and provided Katie with a wrist band for her husband.   He later walked by the car, admonishing Danny to never take it off again.  We made the parade and had a blast driving on the boardwalk.  (Thanks, Katie!)

Fast forward to Monday morning.  A gale force wind caused water to back up on the bayside of OC...resulting in flooding.  Overnight, several roads were closed by OC police.  When we woke up the one road into the B&B was flooded.  Ducks were swimming on the erstwhile road.  We finally managed to get up enough courage and we and our Z06 waded through the flooded road.  ...followed by a Bimmer which waited out of the way until our 'Vette led the way.  Ain't that always the way it is?

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