The Boating Saga continues!

Left the house at 8:00 a.m.- stopped by the marina to see where to dock the boat before we got the Gypsy Wind over there...It got down to 29 degrees during the night...Ken had a little problem starting the ole girl...she was cooold! I took the truck back to marina and he was to drive over and meet me there...I would help him dock....I watched him turn the corner from the canal into the bay where the marina is and he stopped..I figure to move the fenders or bumpers from one side of the boat to the other side so that he could dock on the side the dinghy motor was on to make it easier to get the motor off the boat...It was still very cold to me 47 degrees. So I see him give the engine some gas and he didn't move- "she ain't going nowhere" He's gone aground...sailing 22 years and never went aground before...stuck in the mud...no cell phone! to call me and I had no cell phone to call him...great just great...I walk back to where a guy is taking boats out of the water and told him the problem..all he had was a rowboat...that's not gonna help..So this guy just drove in with a trailer attached to his truck....He got out to talk to the guy pulling the boats and heard my troubles....he said, I have a 27 ft boat, I can help try and get him out...I thanked him profusely, but he said I need a ride to get my boat...I took him across the canal to the other side where he kept his boat...parked the truck, got on with him to help and we headed back to Ken. We get to the Gypsy Wind and Ken ties the man's line to the front of the boat....pulled and pulled- no budge..I thought the line was going to snap and break...so they then tied it a little differently to pull towards middle of the water...after a few tugs, IT CAME OUT OF THE MUD- YIPPY! The angel that came to our rescue gave me a ride back to the truck, then he took his boat back to the marina to get pulled...Mr. Al Carbone...he owns a car dealership or two...told me when I need a new car to come see him...I said I would....He hauled his boat out and hired someone to drive it down to Florida for the winter....Thanked him again and he thanked me for the ride...he says thats what we boaters do.....Ken docked fine and we unloaded 4 totes, plus dinghy, motor, canvas,life veswts, food,charts,etc....we really think it is about done...of course the "Fat lady hasn't spit yet!" We won't be done until out of water in the cradle and covered up!What a ride!