Christmas eve

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

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