Monday, January 23, 2012 Pine Needle Baskets
Happy Monday! That's right it's Monday, the day of the week that Anna Marie and other folks from the harbor to meet with Libby (S/V Tarwathie) who teaches them to make Pine Needle Baskets. Libby is a real artist when it comes to making these baskets. She is very creative and her baskets are exquisite.
Tuesday, January 24, 2012 Bike Ride!
Today's ride was only ten miles. We rode north to the airport, then behind the field to Vacca Cut and south to Banana Bay, where we enjoyed our picnic lunch.
Wednesday, January 25, 2012 Laundry and 36 Gallons of Water!
That's right, it's laundry day. Anna Marie did four loads in about three hours. After returning to the boat, I made two runs for water (36 gallons) to replenish the fresh water tanks.
Thursday, January 26, 2012 Key West!
Friday, January 27, 2012 Bocce & Provisioning!
Ever hear of panniers? That's right, they're kinda like saddlebags for bikes. Those things are expensive. We couldn't afford them, even though we could use additional carrying capacity for our bikes. Besides, fancy panniers might make our bikes more attractive to thieves. What to do? I've got it... We'll purchase a few cheap plastic trash bins and zip tie them to the bikes. For the princely sum of $10.00 and a few zip ties, we now have new trash container panniers. Pretty neat!
Saturday, January 28, 2012 Family Fun Day!
The Marathon Community Park was the site for Family Fun! There were games and activities for kids of all ages, with lots of valuable prizes. We went for the music. Misery Loves Company, a local band of four young teens was the headline act. They are good musicians who seem to specialize in classic rock, perhaps influenced by their music teachers. It interesting to see their progress over the last couple of years. They need to develop stronger vocals and a stage presence to go along with their virtuosity on their instruments (guitar, bass, keyboard and drums).
Sunday, January 29, 2012 Dinner Guests!
The crew of Quequeeg joined us for dinner tonight. They kept a watchful eye on SUNSHINE after SUNSHINE while she was on the hard at Driftwood Marina. Thanks Mike and Bev!
Monday, January 30, 2012 Basket Class!
Tuesday, January 31, 2012 Road Trip!
Went to check out Belle Hatchee Marina as a possible place to store SUNSHINE for the summer. We passed on the idea.
Here's a summary of our February Log:
Wednesday, February 1, 2012 Broke another spoke and the Wednesday Evening Meet n' Greet!
Thursday, February 2, 2012 Saw the movie War Horse!
Friday, February 3, 2012 Played Bocce in the Park and had ginner guests in the evening.
Saturday, February 4, 2012 The Wild West or Is It the Untamed South?
The Bus breaks down. 1 hour wait for the replacement bus. No problem for us as it he driver pulled to a stop about a mile from the Big Pine Flea Market which was our destination. We were lucky. I'd hate to be the people waiting for the bus at stops just down the road!
Just in case you thought that the Keys were becoming tame and that all the eccentric personalities have gone elsewhere, here's a story for you:
This observation occurred while sitting at the bus stop waiting for the Key West bus to take us to Big Pine Key. Across US 1, a middle aged woman was walking northbound. She was having a rather loud conversation with herself when, suddenly, she stopped, became rather animated, yelling and flailing her arms. Apparently she wasn't happy with some of the things she said to herself! After a couple of minutes, she started to calm down and began walking when, she suddenly stopped again, began shouting and took some swings at herself! She yelled, argued and fought for several minutes before walking away.
Now that's the kind of behavior we've come to expect in Florida. Jimmy Buffet says the cosmic baker took us out of the over too soon. He may be right!
Sunday, February 5, 2012 Super Bowl Sunday!
Watched the Super Bowl in the marina. The Giants beat the Patriots 21-17 in a pretty even contest. The crowd was fairly quiet. There Wasn't really any vociferous cheering, except on the really good plays.
The Relay for Life Team sold hot dogs, nachos and pop corn. They also had a Super Bowl pool. We never heard who won. We watched the game in one of the TV rooms. All the chairs were filled, but we only met the Captain of almost Heaven.
Monday, February 6, 2012 Moving the Truck!
Drove 326 miles to Westland Marina in Titusville where we parked the truck until the spring. Westland will be SUNSHINE's summer home. We left her there two years ago and were happy with the storage arrangements. They've made major improvements to the marina facilities and reduced the price by $1.50/ft. since our last stay!
Before parking the truck, we picked up the rental car from Avis in Titusville. Then we drove the 326 miles back to SUNSHINE, That's right, it was a very long day of driving.
Tuesday, February 7, 2012 Final Preparations for Departure!
Weather: rain and thunder showers; low temp 71, high temp in the high 70s; south wind @ 5 knots
Comments: rather than rush around this morning attending to last minute preparations for departure, we decided to take our time. I expect all our tasks to be completed by 1600 hours. Those tasks include:
- Return car,
- Home Depot
- Pack/load bikes
- Stow dinghy
- Final trash run
- Register for one more day on ball
- Make birthday movie for Madie
- Run generator
- Check out @ marina
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