Dingy found in Gulf Stream

Monday April 16, Jack called about 10:00 and he and Greg will be coming in at about 12:00.   Jack and Greg came in right at low tide and there was not enough water.  Therefore they decided to “park” Martini just about half way into the slip, have a beer and then finish docking the boat an hour later.  Hey, it worked!  You have to understand when you dock a boat there is this unexplainable urge to drink a beer.  We ate on Indulgence on Monday night.  It was Joan’s and John’s last night.  They were going to start making their way North on Tuesday.  I really enjoyed visiting with them.  I feel like we may see them again next year.  Maybe we just might surprise them and go visit in Newfoundland.  I know it is beautiful up there from what they described.  Of course it will be in June July or August.  Have a safe journey my friends.

Living the dream

George and Freida

conversation and sundowners on Celebration

Tuesday April 17^th we got up early and walked to Jammie’s, a local dive, for breakfast. Good breakfast and great coffee! On the way to breakfast we stopped by Changing Lanes to see if Joan and John were ready for us to throw them their lines.  They were not and they said they would not go till we got back.  When we returned from breakfast they were just getting back from the bath house and were ready to go.  You are a little sad to see some one leave, but mainly you are really glad you got to meet them.  You are also praying for a safe journey.  Moving on is part of the cruising. Dinner that night was Pecan Crusted Salmon on Celebration. 

Jack's new dingy

A little post note.  I am not sure how many of you read the blog last year but you may remember some conversation about how small Jack's dingy was.  Well guest what he found in the middle of the gulf stream ....A bigger Dingy.  It had barnacles growing all over the dingy. He and Greg pulled it behind Martini all the way to Marsh Harbor.  It only had one paddle. 

Wednesday April 18^th we got up and as usual, the first objective of the day is to make coffee and then eat cook our eggs and toast. After we finished Jack and Greg came by to tell us they had caught up with Jerry Harden.  Jerry was one of the group that sailed over the first year George and Jack came over in 2008. They wanted to go eat breakfast so we tagged along for another cup of coffee.  Jerry is from Tennessee.  He is very interesting to talk to.  The only thing I knew about Jerry was a statement he made to George in 2008 when George asked him why he did not have a chart plotter on his boat.  Jerry replied, George, there are two things you need to know about me, one is that I am frugal and the other is that I am cheap.  His boat is a 25 foot Morgan.  His jib is hanked on.  There are some sailors that choose to be minimalist.  Minimalists believe that less is better.  Some even take out the engine and only sail.  Some will have kerosene lights instead of lights that work off your battery.  I feel Jerry must be a minimalist.  He does have a motor but has only used ten gallons coming from Florida to Marsh Harbor. 

Jerry Harden

That afternoon, Mike from the boat next to us, Jack, Greg, Jerry, Bryan, John and Carolyn gathered on Celebration for conversations and cold ones, the more the cold ones the better the conversations.  Greg, Jerry, Bryan George and I went for ribs later that evening. 

Rib night  and no I did not eat all those ribs.

Enjoying old Friends and new ones,

George and Freida