We have decided to slow down and spend more time in Florida
before heading across the stream to the Bahamas. Sometimes it’s hard for me to
slow down. The last several weeks have been spent getting lots of boat jobs
done. The bilge is cleaned; all the woodwork down below has been cleaned with
Murphy’s Oil soap (this is when we wish we didn’t have so many louver doors),
port windows cleaned, all light fixtures polished and the cabin ceiling washed
(the mold creeps in when your not looking). The boat is mostly ship shape. Most
of the shopping for paper and dry goods is done thanks to the friends that are
in Titusville that have let us move in their home and use their car for
errands. The Stainless Steel could be polished again we’ll save that for
another week.
Don’t worry, its not all work. We have managed to get out
and do some birding out on Merritt Island with the use of a friend’s car. The
birding is just fantastic. It is different every time you go out there.
We decided to rent our own car so we could go to the GAM in
Melbourne Florida at the Seven Seas Cruising Association. This event is a
gathering for 3 days of cruising sailors to both socialize and learn new things.
The highlight of the GAM was meeting up with friends from the past, Al and Fran
who we met in Seal cove ME during hurricane Irene in 2011 and also from the not
so distant past, Nina and John in the Chesapeake.
Since we decided to slow down we decided to rent a car to
give us more mobility. The past several weeks our friends in Titusville have
been very generous in lending their car to us when we needed it. Our new wheels
have allowed us to make a trip up to Savannah to visit Mike and Carol. With
some luck we may get in a round of golf if the weather holds up.
From here we will be back to the boat at which time our
friends from ME should be at the marina. They got stuck in MA during hurricane
Sandy. We can’t wait to swap stories.
Abe hasn’t made it up to Titusville. He came down with the
flu one week then the next his day off was canceled. We are planning to be
together for Christmas.
David and Diana would like you all to have a peaceful and
joyous holiday with the ones you love.
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| Black Belly Whistling Duck |
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| Red Shouldered Hack |
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| Getting Your Ducks in a Row Lesser Scop Duck |
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| Rosette Spoonbills and Great egret |
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| American Widgeon Duck |
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| Osprey |
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| Manatee |
