We are happy to be missing the cold weather that has settled in back home. Florida weather is warm. In fact, we had to use the AC yesterday and today. A cold front is moving in tonight though, but it won't be anything like the weather we have escaped!
The boat is floating, the engine's faulty "no oil" alarm has been successfully repaired and we are cozy and comfortable aboard. We have already met the crew of the Nimble Nomad, Arthur Dent. They are berthed in this marina and have been living aboard for fifteen months now. They are working on the boat and hope to do the Great Loop. They will join the Flotilla to the Keys to test out the modifications they have made. I suppose it will be their "shake down" cruise.
We will be here at the City of Fort Meyer's Yacht Basin until January 26. We will rendezvous with the flotilla on the 27th. In the meantime, we will do a few boat chores, one trailer chore and visit friends in Bradenton and Indian Rocks Beach. We have tickets to see one of Arlo Gutherie's Alice's Restaurant 50th Anniversary Tour shows before we head out on the cruise.
We would like to visit my sister and brother-in-law who are RVing in Clermont, near Disney World. I'm not sure how the timing will work out since Marje is away visiting family in Missouri where she will meet her new grandson. That should be a fun visit!
