March
2, 2015
Today
was a slow, unproductive day. I did laundry and was finished by 10:30 am and
then we had visitors: Bruce and Gaileen from Pearl. We were sitting having coffee and breakfast and
all of a sudden the sun disappeared and a white wall was right at the back of
the boat. The boat was so big it had to be moved up river by two tugs!
We
watched some monster boats com through the bridge and by the time Rick was
ready to go for groceries it was noon so he had to eat his lunch. We walked over
to Publix [6 blocks] and by the time we finished getting groceries back to the
boat it was 2:45. It took almost an hour to re-pack the meat, sort the pasta
and rice and other stuff it was 4:00 pm, so we aren’t going to get to sight see. Rick is going to walk up to the gas station
for diesel and I will get dinner ready.
We
walked past a funeral home with obviously a funeral in progress. There was a man
standing there to direct traffic and stop people from taking up the funeral
parking places. On the way back we passed him again and this time he was in a
full black suit directing traffic. The temperature is 83 here today.
So,
did I say anything intelligent like, ‘hello’ or “gee, it’s warm today”? No, I
smiled as I passed him and said,
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| Being tugged through |
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| rear tug |
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| Bruce and Gaileen from Pearl |
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| Yup, that's a coconut |
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| View under the bridge along the marina docks |
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| view from the bridge |
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| an odd tree |
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| bringing home the bacon, and chicken, and rice... |
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| remember how big C-Soul looks? tucked in two "ordinary" boats between |
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| and another one |
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| This is called "Chevy Toy" Chevy Chase or the guy who owns Chevrolet Motor?? |
“You must be dying in that suit.”
[I didn’t have on anything that identified me
as a Canadian].
So
it’s cooler this afternoon and I can’t believe I am relieved! I think when Rick
gets back I will convince him to at least go for a downtown walk. I’d like to
see some of the galleries and parks here.
Tomorrow
we are leaving and still not sure if we will go outside to Miami or straight
over to the Bahamas. C-Soul is heading
down to Miami to wait for friends and we will see them when they cross over.
PEARL is also considering heading over to the Bahamas now. They’ve done this
for many years and are seasoned ocean-crossers.
So
we’ll see what tomorrow brings. It will be a challenge to back the boat out and
navigate back down the river!
1 comment:
Hi Susan & Rick,
It is so interesting to read your blog and look at all the amazing photos. You definitely need to publish your blog as a book one day. Thanks for the postcards! I am always thrilled to get a new cards for my collection. It is snowing here in Thunder Bay right now, but it has warmed up quite a bit from a week ago. It is -3°C right now, but tomorrow's high is only suppose to be -13°C. It has actually been a much "easier" winter than last year, especially on the pocket book with regards to heating costs.
Steve and I had a wonderful Christmas holiday in Colorado, but they didn't have nearly as much snow as previous years. One day we saw a herd of Big Horn Sheep across the road from our cabin. I can't wait to get back there. This summer we're off to Europe to see the Belgium F1 Grand Prix and celebrate our 30th wedding anniversary. We also plan to visit some of the WWI and WWII sites like Juno Beach and Vimy Ridge.
Take care and keep enjoying life!
Love & Hugs,
Julie
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