Sunday, February 7, 2010

Super Bowl Day



Wide screen viewing & $2.00 drafts! Boy Howdy & doggone if that don't beat all! Doesn't look good for the Colts right now tho'. A game is a game, but there were some serious fans in SeaJays tonight; mostly Saints people. The sun tried to come out & warm things up for a few minutes midday; not much luck. Beach was cold & windy. Why is it that when you are walking toward a target on the beach; lifeguard stand, set of steps, the item never seems to get any closer. Particularly when you are bucking a cold north wind. To warm up, we stopped at Blackbeard's restaurant for liquids & a snack. Blackbeard was a pirate right?Ice tea was great tho'. Continuing our walk back to the marina, we faced a choice; cut thru the woods or go down the road. Marina rumor has it that an alligator was spotted on this trail just the other day by some bikers. Being walkers, we figured we'd wait a day, become bikers and take a shot at it. Anyway, we elected to walk the road rarely travelled by the alligator crowd.

Imagine our surprise this afternoon as this rather large chunk of horsepower and iron slid by our window. They pass by about 100' from the dock. Fortunately, they don't leave much wake. Tomorrow is forecast (don't you just hate that word these days) to be a bit warmer (again). Perhaps we'll move Scooter up to the pump out station, then see about a slip on the inside of the face dock; little bit less rock & roll.

The British boat & the Canadian vessel left today. Talk about word play; the British boat was named Shiver. Her dinghy was named Timbers. (Come on, Chuckie, that isn't so hard). The Canadian boat had a neat graphic; least I thought so. They were heading north to St. Simons Sound, turning right to the Atlantic, then right again to head South to Panama. Sounds like a great trip to take with three kids and a 40' boat.
Winds have finally died down, but it is still cold. Frost is predicted for tonight in Jekyll Island, Carlisle is calling for more snow Tuesday & Wednesday; geez; I can't get away from this winter stuff. No matter where I go, there it is! I know, I know; suck it up & press on!
Stay warm, drive carefully, we'll be seeing you.

1 comment:

Cally said...

Still enjoying the commentaries about your adventures. Glad the alligators didn't get you and Ginny.