Lory was glowing.

“Hi, Uncle Ben!” she called, cheerily, lifting her arm in a dramatic upward arc to wave.

She looked over at Alice’s husband when he called out like one cow echoing the next. Her smile was smug as she leaned against the mast.

When Christine shouted her admonishment, Alice echoed:

“You heard her!” with a big grin.

There was only one boat ahead!

“You’re doing it, you’re doing it!” she called out gleefully to Alice. “One boat ahead!”