Location: Boot Key Harbor
Weather: mostly sunny, hot! Winds light and variable less than 5 knots.
Comments: YOGA! Alright, stop laughing. We finally made it to a Yoga session under
the Tiki Hut. Deb, from S/V Free 'n Clear, has been guiding Yoga sessions for 2 1/2 years. She has a steady group of participants. Today, there were about 40 people. Only three of us had never done any Yoga before.
Anna Marie was the teacher's pet and received many compliments on her form and style. I particularly liked the last few exercises where we rid our bodies of negativity. If it hadn't been for Deb's gentle guiding voice, I would have been fast asleep! Now that's some way to exercise.
I will say it's not all easy and the bridge positions were strenuous, but we made it through them. Looks like we'll be going back on Thursday!
Besides Yoga, we rode the bikes to the bike store where they will get tuned up. We then walked to Publix for a few groceries. On the way back to the marina, a cold front rolled in bring much coolest temperatures and FOG!
We're expecting rain overnight and into tomorrow and cooler daytime temps as well.
Sunshine almost always makes me high! (John Denver)
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Monday, January 10, 2011
Twenty-four Miles!
Twenty-Four Miles in the saddle. That's right sports fans, we rode 1 mile south, to milepost 48, to pick up some bike parts from the bicycle shop and then headed north to milepost 60. That's milepost 48 to milepost 60, 12 miles one way.
Along the way, we met a 69 year old gentleman who told us he does 30 to 40 miles a day or about 200 to 300 miles a week. His regime is to ride 8 days and then take the ninth day off. On his 70th birthday, he plans to ride from his home in Willmington, NC to Houston, TX to visit his son and grandchildren. All we could say was, "Happy Birthday."
Our ride took us to the Grassy Key RV Park. Although small, the place is very well kept and has all the resort amenities an RV'er could require, including a scenic waterfront, a heated pool and a club house. Most of the rigs were very large motor coaches however, there was a fair representation of fifth wheel trailers.
On our way back, we met up with John. He and Honey arrived last Friday after a nice holiday break.
Tonight's movie was "Public Enemy #1" starring Johnny Depp as John Dillenger.
Along the way, we met a 69 year old gentleman who told us he does 30 to 40 miles a day or about 200 to 300 miles a week. His regime is to ride 8 days and then take the ninth day off. On his 70th birthday, he plans to ride from his home in Willmington, NC to Houston, TX to visit his son and grandchildren. All we could say was, "Happy Birthday."
Our ride took us to the Grassy Key RV Park. Although small, the place is very well kept and has all the resort amenities an RV'er could require, including a scenic waterfront, a heated pool and a club house. Most of the rigs were very large motor coaches however, there was a fair representation of fifth wheel trailers.
On our way back, we met up with John. He and Honey arrived last Friday after a nice holiday break.
Tonight's movie was "Public Enemy #1" starring Johnny Depp as John Dillenger.
Sunday, January 9, 2011
Bike Ride & the Eagles
Location: Boot Key Harbor, Marathon, FL
Weather: Mostly sunny, wind @ 12 - 15 mph, high temp in the low 70's and low temp in the low 60's.
Comments: Yes, friends, we enjoyed another beautiful day here in Paradise. After lunch, we took a bike ride to Vaca Cut (6 miles round trip). The ride was easy and we maintained a 10 mph pace. We watched a w planes take off and land at the airport before heading back.
On the return trip, we stopped at Wendy's for a cold beverage since we forgot to bring our water bottles. Anna Marie also stopped at Publix to rent a movie for our "after the game" entertainment.
We watched a bit of the Ravens/Chiefs in the marina, but it was too cold to stay for the whole game so we retrieved our windbreakers from the boat. When we returned to shore, we decided to watch the game at the Hurricane. We stayed for a rather disappointing first half and returned to tSunshine to listen to the 2nd half on the radio. The Eagles made a comeback of sorts, but it wasn't enough. What a disappointing end to their season.
After the game, we enjoyed Robinhood before hitting the sack.
Weather: Mostly sunny, wind @ 12 - 15 mph, high temp in the low 70's and low temp in the low 60's.
Comments: Yes, friends, we enjoyed another beautiful day here in Paradise. After lunch, we took a bike ride to Vaca Cut (6 miles round trip). The ride was easy and we maintained a 10 mph pace. We watched a w planes take off and land at the airport before heading back.
On the return trip, we stopped at Wendy's for a cold beverage since we forgot to bring our water bottles. Anna Marie also stopped at Publix to rent a movie for our "after the game" entertainment.
We watched a bit of the Ravens/Chiefs in the marina, but it was too cold to stay for the whole game so we retrieved our windbreakers from the boat. When we returned to shore, we decided to watch the game at the Hurricane. We stayed for a rather disappointing first half and returned to tSunshine to listen to the 2nd half on the radio. The Eagles made a comeback of sorts, but it wasn't enough. What a disappointing end to their season.
After the game, we enjoyed Robinhood before hitting the sack.
Saturday, January 8, 2011
Mow the Grass!
Guess what? We enjoyed another great day in Paradise! On this day, we pedaled the bikes to the beach, where we enjoyed a little picnic under clear blue skies. The temperature was right around 70 degrees and the wind was out of the south at about 12 mph.
After lunch, we strolled the length of the beach before settling down in the sand (which is actually more like finely crushed shells). It didn't take long for each of us to nod off!
As we pedaled back to town, I saw a gentleman mowing his lawn with a rather loud gas mower. Here it is, just the first day of the second week in January, and this guy's grass is so long he has to mow it. I thought of the gang back home. They won't be mowing until May, if they're lucky. Right now, they're more into shoveling snow. Even though I hate mowing grass, given the choice, it beats shoveling the white stuff!
After lunch, we strolled the length of the beach before settling down in the sand (which is actually more like finely crushed shells). It didn't take long for each of us to nod off!
As we pedaled back to town, I saw a gentleman mowing his lawn with a rather loud gas mower. Here it is, just the first day of the second week in January, and this guy's grass is so long he has to mow it. I thought of the gang back home. They won't be mowing until May, if they're lucky. Right now, they're more into shoveling snow. Even though I hate mowing grass, given the choice, it beats shoveling the white stuff!
Thursday, January 6, 2011
Boat Chores Accomplished; SUNSHINE is in the Harbor!
Yes, friends, we've been doing boat chores for two days. Yesterday's tasks included swabbing the deck, cleaning and organizing the interior and putting out items that were stored away right before we left for home.
This morning we prepped for departure from the marina. The motors stared right up! That's always good news! We slipped our lines at about 0830 hours. We were secured to the mooring ball at 0855, just in time to listen to the cruiser's net.
Last year, I installed a fresh water flush system for the new engines. While listening to the net, I ran fresh water through each motor, then raised each out of the water. This flushing system is one of the best improvements I have made to SUNSHINE.
After registering with the marina, we hopped on the bikes to ride the 1 1/2 miles back to the marina to retrieve the truck. It will be parked in the City Marina parking area. We don't plan to use it much. While cruising, we like getting around on foot or by bike.
All of the chores necessary to getting the boat back into commission are completed. Tomorrow, we're back to being cruiser's. We plan to meet friends in Key West.
There are still maintenance chores that will be done, but those chores will be spread out over the next weeks and months that we are in the harbor.
The high temp in Marathon was 81 degrees today. Showers accompanied a cold front this evening. Tomorrow is supposed to be partly sunny with a high in the high 60's.
This morning we prepped for departure from the marina. The motors stared right up! That's always good news! We slipped our lines at about 0830 hours. We were secured to the mooring ball at 0855, just in time to listen to the cruiser's net.
Last year, I installed a fresh water flush system for the new engines. While listening to the net, I ran fresh water through each motor, then raised each out of the water. This flushing system is one of the best improvements I have made to SUNSHINE.
After registering with the marina, we hopped on the bikes to ride the 1 1/2 miles back to the marina to retrieve the truck. It will be parked in the City Marina parking area. We don't plan to use it much. While cruising, we like getting around on foot or by bike.
All of the chores necessary to getting the boat back into commission are completed. Tomorrow, we're back to being cruiser's. We plan to meet friends in Key West.
There are still maintenance chores that will be done, but those chores will be spread out over the next weeks and months that we are in the harbor.
The high temp in Marathon was 81 degrees today. Showers accompanied a cold front this evening. Tomorrow is supposed to be partly sunny with a high in the high 60's.
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Home Sweet Home!
After two long days of driving, we were back aboard SUNSHINE at 2030 hours. It's nice to be home. Only thing is, we already miss our children and grandchildren and friends. It'll be a long 9 or 10 weeks with only phone calls!
Sunday, January 2, 2011
Underway!
The truck is packed, the water in the house is turned off, the house is closed and we're underway on our return to S/V Sunshine. The first leg of our journey is short. We're only driving a little over an hour to Sandi's and Matt's house. The boys were with us, so we made stops at the Game Stop and Taqrget to get some "going away" presents for them. They were happy with their gifts.
It was a quiet ride. Geoffrey doesn't want us to go. I don't think Josh does either, but he didn't vocalize it. Anna Marie drove the van to Shelley's house where it will stay for the winter, and rode with Shelley and the girls the rest of the way. We enjoyed a our last family dinner for a while.
We'll be off early in the morning, probbly before the kids get up for school. We hope to get as far as southern South Carolina or maybe even Georgia tomorrow. We should arrive in Marathon on Wednesday. The forecast is for a highi of 73 and a low of 67 degrees. We're looking forward to that for sure!
It was a quiet ride. Geoffrey doesn't want us to go. I don't think Josh does either, but he didn't vocalize it. Anna Marie drove the van to Shelley's house where it will stay for the winter, and rode with Shelley and the girls the rest of the way. We enjoyed a our last family dinner for a while.
We'll be off early in the morning, probbly before the kids get up for school. We hope to get as far as southern South Carolina or maybe even Georgia tomorrow. We should arrive in Marathon on Wednesday. The forecast is for a highi of 73 and a low of 67 degrees. We're looking forward to that for sure!
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