Take One

Our hiatus with the family over Christmas was a delight. We both reveled in the enjoyment of being with our granddaughter and children. Cameran, Nova, and I made it to the beach every day but one, when it really was too cold and windy. Jeremy joined us that last week. We'd build sandcastles for Nova to destroy, walk up to Mulligan's to watch the skimboarders and water, once coming upon some fishermen that had hooked a 4 foot shark! We watched until they'd successfully released it, to probably be snagged again. The sandpipers would dart in and out with the waves, quickly feeding on what?, we could never determine. Terns with bright orange beaks would stand in groups, the wind ruffling their neck feathers. The weeks sped by and before we knew it, the condo lease was up and we moved to the boat on the hard at Riverside Marina in Ft. Pierce. Katja and Geoff arrived from snowy Quebec, having driven thru snowstorms to arrive on the 31st. We were ready to launch. D-day would be Wednesday, the 2nd, bright and early, marina time, 8:30. The travel lift appeared, Plumpuppet was lifted and moved to the water only to find one through hull leaking. Out she came to be repaired and take two would be this morning. I'll go see if we're launched....I'm at McDonald's enjoying a coffee and updating this blog....no pictures, yet. Taking advantage of the day, we joined Katja and Geoff at their condo and swam in their pool, later all of us meeting Jan and Bob at Archie's for supper.