Wednesday, February 27, 2013, we had dinner with Darrell and
Ruth (Nite Cap II) at Annette’s. Very
nice, close to the marine, and the food was great! They are considering going to the Abacos, so we are now planning
to travel with them to Miami and then over to
West End (presuming we ever get a decent weather window). The weather guru’s say that this next cold
front should be the last major one of the season. Who believes weather gurus?
Thursday, we had dinner at Hurricanes. It was wing nite and
I believe everyone in Marathon was there. We dine with Dean and Sue (Autumn
Borne) and then go for ice cream. Dean
ordered his annual banana split and Benny had to help him eat it. MMMM!
Friday, March 1, 2013, we received mail from home, parts for
the boat and found a guy to make us a new bridle for the anchor. The bridle takes the load off the bow and
distributes it to the bow cleats so all the pressure is not on the anchor
roller.
Our good friends, George and Susan Barlow have been
chauffeuring us around. They are here
for the winter in their motor home. Now
they have lent us their vehicle. Nice
to have good, helpful friends! You may
remember that George and Susan were crew for a week while we finished the Erie
Canal. They met Dean and Sue in Catskill,
NY. So it is nice for them to renew
that friendship.
On Saturday, we spent most of the day with George and
Susan. First a trip to the farmers/flea
market on Big Pine Key, then off to the No Name Pub for lunch (world famous
pizza). The place has been there since
1936 and the interior is decorated with one dollar bills. You are supposed to decorate the bill
(perhaps putting your name and the date on it) and then staple it to the wall,
ceiling, or wherever you can find a spot).
Pizza was great! Along the way,
we saw a couple of the “Key Deer” that inhabit the island. They are protected and roam freely. You are not supposed to feed them, but they
come right up to the car, so obviously, someone is feeding them. Because they roam freely, it is tough to
have a garden on Big Pine unless you fence your yard. We also stopped at the Blue Hole and saw fresh water
alligators. Fresh water is lighter than
salt water, so it will “float” on top.
They keys a saturated with salt water, but this hole was originally a
“borrow pit” for building roads and now is full of fresh water.
Sunday, March 3, 2013.
We spent today provisioning and running errands while we had the use of
George and Susan’s vehicle. We are
going to try to depart for Miami tomorrow if the wind dies down and it warms
up.
Unfortunately, it does not warm up, and the wind has abated
some, but not much. Our plan is to
leave early tomorrow and try to get to Miami by Wednesday evening. Then we will wait (hopefully not too long)
for a wind to cross to the Bahamas. If
it turns out to be a long wait, we may head farther north to Fort Lauderdale
and then across.
Latest pictures click here http://imgur.com/a/Swez0
Stay tuned!
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