Tuesday,
December 23
So
where was I? Oh, yeah. Monday evening we
got a note to say that the dinner would be Tuesday at 4pm. That threw a screw into
the plans, so Gail and I went to get groceries. I needed the ingredients for
cheesecake and more sweet potatoes. Rick drove because I’m not comfortable driving
in the dark here.
This
morning I made up the crust and put it in the ice cooler on the dock. Then we went
shopping to look for tablecloths [I said I would get some paper ones] and Rick was
looking for lifters for the freezer top.
It
was so foggy that you couldn’t see either end of the docks! And the tide was so
high we walked DOWN the docks to get to the mainland! When it’s low, you need a
ladder to get off the docks! These floating docks are amazing!
It
has been cloudy and drizzling since Sunday but today as we were all carrying
our dinners up to the common room, it poured!!! And it rained hard all through
the dinner, but we had a good time anyway.
Dinner
was over around 6:30 and we all headed back to our boats, but we decided that
we would go to the show. No-one wanted to go with us so we went to see the
Hobbit. It was great but, in retrospect it was mostly special effects, a lot of
fighting and then it was over. Those actors must have been beat by the time they
finished the shooting. It will be nice to have the whole series and watch it in
the proper order...someday when it comes out in video.
So Wednesday
morning,
Christmas Eve.
I
guess everyone is scurrying around for last minute stuff. I am picking up the
material for the sail cover and starting that today. Rick will finish working
on the freezer and start the helm station while the epoxy sets up.
People
keep asking us when we are leaving, and when we tell them, they laugh! This
place has another nickname besides Hotel California: The Velcro Marina.
Last
night was wild and stormy, and the dinghy was full this morning. The clouds are
ripping across the sky but they are breaking up and I’m sure tomorrow will be
clear as predicted. It is supposed to be 70 degrees tomorrow [17C?] and sunny.
Today is already warm and we are sitting here with the door and hatches open.
It is still raining and we can hear thunder. Cool! The wind is howling through
the rigging and reminds me of snowstorms!
I
have been slogging back and forth through the rain from the boat to the
workshop and back... in wet shorts and t-shirt and bare feet. It’s great !!!
We’ve
probably had 6 inches of rain today, but it’s not cold and blustery. It’s warm
and muggy! What a change!
We
are going to pack a picnic lunch tomorrow and head out to the beach on the barrier
islands and watch the ocean; then we are going to drive around and see some of
the places our plantation tour didn’t show us. If it’s still raining tomorrow we can go to
the early show at 4pm and still be back in the boat and sleeping by 8:30!
So
Merry Christmas, everyone. We sure miss you and wish you could be here with us!
Have a wonderful day filled with food
fun and family...that’s what it’s all about!
Merry
Christmas Auntie EM!
 |
| quit drooling guys |
 |
| T.|J. current marina manager |
 |
| Christmas dinner |
 |
| Christmas dinner |
 |
| Workshop |
 |
| Building the freezer |
 | |
| More boy toys |
No comments:
Post a Comment