Touring Marathon!

We spent the day touring various locations in Marathon with Joe and Dee. Along the way, we visited Richard, a gentleman mentioned in two previous blog posts because he has a Honda Ridgeline painted in the scheme of a Pennsylvania RR GG1. 

Dinner at the Dockside Tropical Cafe was a highlight because the Eric Stone Band was playing. We enjoyed the meal and the entertainment.

Driving to the Keys!

It's 0820 and we're on the road, after having received our "customer appreciation" "T" shirts from the marina. The six hour drive went by quickly, with a quick Bagel/coffee stop at Dunkin Donuts and lunch at the Fish House in Key Largo.

By 1500, the tent was up in Knight's Key RV Resort. We drove to Banana Bay Resort and Marina to meet Joe and Dee and promptly went to Sparkey's for a Happy Hour dinner 25 cent wings and shrimp). 

After dinner we went back to their boat and gabbed until it was time to head back to the CG.

A Third Day of Chores?

WTF! Another day (3 in a row) of chores! What is going on? Several things actually. We're going camping in the Keys for four days and we're leaving tomorrow. After we get back, we will move SUNSHINE to another facility for summer storage. We head for home no later than March 8 this year. So, in reality, all the chores we are doing now are just to get a jump on what we have to do when we get back from camping on February 10.

What? Another Day of Chores!

Our chores started early. Anna Marie straightened out the cab of the F-250. After fueling up both tanks, we checked out a marine upholstery shop. We like their showroom and the quality of work they do. After checking out a few sample material books, we selected one that we liked. To get an accurate estimate we had to get the cushions off the Nimble. That is a task for after lunch. 

Before returning to the boat, we checked out Loggerhead Marina in Vero Beach. The facilities are first class, much nicer than the City Marina where SUNSHINE is berthed, but the place has no bus service and it's a long walk to the new Publix. 

We gathered some things that will ride back to NJ in the Nimble and headed off the collect the cushions, put some stuff aboard, and remove the handrails that are on the roof of the Nimble. 

We dropped the cushions off at Golden Eagle Upholstery Shop. They say the new cushions will be finished in one week! By the time we made it back to SUNSHINE, it was we'll after 1400 hours. 

After a short rest, we walked for an hour and a quarter before settling in for supper.

A Day of Chores!

Our exercise for the day was a bike ride. We pedaled to Coco's Village where we thought we'd have a delicious Shrimp Salad Sandwich. When we arrived, we discovered virtually the entire shopping center, some 12 (+ or -) stores, shut down. All of the shops were being renovated, painted and had recently received new roofs. 

We spent a couple of hours sorting organizing the truck. It was Day 1 of our preparation for departing Florida. We have some items to sell before we leave, some to ship home, and some to move to the Nimble. We managed to empty the front two lockers ob SUNSHINE. we plan on taking a short camping trip to the Keys. When we return, we will empty out the stern and cockpit lockers. That'll make a pretty good dent in removing our personnel items from SUNSHINE.

Back on the Bikes!

The daytime temperatures are back in the 80s; nighttime temps are in the mid to high 60s. With the wind at 15 knots or less, we are experiencing great weather. This morning we took to the bikes, pedaled over the Barber Bridge and made our way to Publix to return the movie we rented yesterday. On the way back, we planned to stop at the Art Museum to see the GardenFest. It was around 1330 and they were already breaking down the booths. We missed it!

After relaxing for a bit, it was time to do the laundry and get ready for the Super Bowl. It was a rout! Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos were terrible. Seattle looked good and clearly deserved to win.

Today's Plan!

It is 0445 as I write this. Our plan today is to walk to the Farmer's Market in Hummiston Park (ocean side), check out the Garden Fest at the Riverside Park and then walk to the Publix to return a movie to the Red Box. All totaled, that would be about 8 miles if we walk it all.

We never made it to Garden Fest today. We'll try again tomorrow. The walk, however, was good!