Jan. 8^th

We have been busy getting all the jobs done on the boat that need to be done. We even became sewing machine repair workers when my machine seized up. Once things were apart I called my great sewing machine repairman Tony in Biddiford ME. He didn’t want to talk to me since I was in sunny FL. He said the other morning it was 11 below. Breathing outside hurt! After some trouble shooting with him, David and I got the machine back in working order. Another job we can do if ever the need presents itself. The awning I was making came out great for the back deck.

The other day I got David to the top of the mast to take off the light, antenna and wind instrument. We will have a number of bridges to go under and don’t want to loose anything. This time he remembered his camera. Check out the bird’s eye view of the marina and surrounding area!

We are cleaning the boat, doing laundry, went to the store for fresh food, got a flue shot, filling the tanks with water and as long as it doesn’t blow like stink and I can get off the dock without breaking anything we will be on our way tomorrow.

Over the next week we will be making our way down the ICW to where Abe lives in Boynton Beach. Just a few miles north of him is an anchorage we can hang out in and visit with Abe for a few days. Looking forward to seeing him one last time before heading south to Miami.

Hope all is well with everyone and the New Year is a good one for all.

Diana & David

View toward Town from top of mast

Other boats in the Marina

Looking out to the Indian River

Reflections, A Willet

Looking down on to the foredeck where Diana is sitting(yellow spot)

Loggerhead Shrike AKA The Butcher Bird

Juvenile Purple Gallinule

Great Blue Heron

American Kestrel

Osprey enjoying lunch

Eastern Meadow Lark

Ruddy Turnstone

Red Should ed Hawk