We’ve decided to stay a little longer in places rather than moving all the time. When Cindy and Larry Dykema were with us, we moved to Mangrove Marina and have decided to stay her at least for the next 30 days. We have friends Lon and Jen Romsaas coming to visit from January 30 to February 4th and then Kurt and Colleen Schweigert are coming for a visit from February 18 to February 23rd. So we might just stay put until Kurt and Colleen depart. Mangrove Marina is a good place to explore the keys from both land and sea and also have a few amenities for our visitors.
Marilyn is still getting over the Green Bay Packer loss to Seattle, but she says she’s starting to feel better. We’ve met a few of the boater on dock 3 which is the dock we’re on. The first two couples that we met were from South Dakota and Minnesota. Go figure. The folks from South Dakota no longer have a boat here, but are living close by and come back to visit friends. The couple from Minnesota are also snowbirds and keep there boat on the hard here at Mangrove when they return home in the summer. Last night there was a Prime Rib feed that was put on by the small concessionaire that works at the marina. I guess this is the first time he’s done this, but there were about 25 people that attended and it was great food! He also opens his little concession on the week-ends and sells breakfast and lunch. We haven’t tried it yet, but hope to very soon.
The weather has been very nice the majority of the days that we’ve been here since returning after Christmas. I hate to say that too loud. Every time I do it seems like it gets cooler and the wind starts to blow harder. (What did I tell you. It just started to rain, but it looks like it will only last for a couple of minutes) The last time we sailed in the keys was 3 years ago and it seemed like the wind was blowing 25 or more most of the time. I hope that was the exception rather than the rule and now we’re seeing what it’s really like. Only time will tell. We need to get the kayak out. The bay here adjacent to Mangrove is really nice and protected.
The one thing that hasn’t changed is fixing the boat. Our water heater just died, so Marilyn and I spent most of yesterday pulling the old heater and installing a new one. It really wasn’t a hard project, but what makes it difficult is the small area that we have to work in. The best part is we were successful and we now have great hot water!!
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| The view from out our back door |
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| Looking across at our neighbors |
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