The most significant element of change since our arrival is the number of people we've met. We've met more fun folks in the past three days here than we had in the 6 weeks prior . . . right off the bat we met Robin and her husband and their son Daniel. There's Jim and Linda from Texas who we did meet in Key West but are now here and their friends Bob and Georgette. There's John and Penny who were actually moored next to us several days in Key West but we never met then. Add Ian and Lynn from Canada, Pete and Cindy, AJ and Lisa . . . it goes on. And it's nice.
We've been able to keep busy having fun just exploring the area and doing what the Marina has to offer. From the pot luck Meet and Greet to yoga in the morning and wandering up Highway 1 to see what's out there, keeping busy has been a cinch. And when there's not something going on, someone's always got another diversion from fishing to going to the nearby beach.
It's good to be here, a much needed break and change from Key West to recharge the batteries, so to speak. I can't help but feel a little too "normal". There's more of a routine that's returned and the lonliness is gone (thankfully) and I even have done some spontaneous entertaining just like at home. The thing that keeps coming to mind is that this is such a nice break but I'm glad it's that and not the destination. It's a lot easier to write when the winds have mounted, the boat loses it's anchorage and all hell breaks lose . . . that's when there's something to write about!
Okay, just for a bit of excitement, we DID have a powerless sailboat drift through the anchorage the other night during some wind in the area. He had five dinghys flanking him on all sides that served as his engine and they were trying to get him back into a spot to drop an anchor again. This all floated by after 11pm the other night and then this wild bunch finally set the anchor after about 6 attempts - right upwind from US! So that was a sleepless night waiting for the next chapter . . . which thankfully didn't happen.
Yesterday they placed us on a mooring ball after we returned from an exquisite day at the beach with swimming and sunning and good company. And we're safely and securely not having to worry about a thing from this point forward . . . and I'm missing the unknown already!
We've been able to keep busy having fun just exploring the area and doing what the Marina has to offer. From the pot luck Meet and Greet to yoga in the morning and wandering up Highway 1 to see what's out there, keeping busy has been a cinch. And when there's not something going on, someone's always got another diversion from fishing to going to the nearby beach.
It's good to be here, a much needed break and change from Key West to recharge the batteries, so to speak. I can't help but feel a little too "normal". There's more of a routine that's returned and the lonliness is gone (thankfully) and I even have done some spontaneous entertaining just like at home. The thing that keeps coming to mind is that this is such a nice break but I'm glad it's that and not the destination. It's a lot easier to write when the winds have mounted, the boat loses it's anchorage and all hell breaks lose . . . that's when there's something to write about!
Okay, just for a bit of excitement, we DID have a powerless sailboat drift through the anchorage the other night during some wind in the area. He had five dinghys flanking him on all sides that served as his engine and they were trying to get him back into a spot to drop an anchor again. This all floated by after 11pm the other night and then this wild bunch finally set the anchor after about 6 attempts - right upwind from US! So that was a sleepless night waiting for the next chapter . . . which thankfully didn't happen.
Yesterday they placed us on a mooring ball after we returned from an exquisite day at the beach with swimming and sunning and good company. And we're safely and securely not having to worry about a thing from this point forward . . . and I'm missing the unknown already!
Love the blog, what a great adventure!
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