Happy St. Patrick's day! Some rain in the morning, then sunshine & gentle, warm breezes; must be in Florida. Today was one of those days that you use to try to get some of those loose ends tied off. So, laundry, dinghy bracket repair, & fuel return line leak. All done; at least until the next load of dirty clothes, and the fitting works itself loose again. It is a boat, after all.
It seems that the northbound boats are starting to appear. 
City policy in the mooring field is to double, or even triple tie, boats on a single mooring float. Again, in nautical language, called rafting. A lot of the boats in the photo were single tied last night. I believe we counted 50+ mooring balls on our evening drive thru tonight, but I'd guess there were at least 70 boats on moorings. Ka-Ching! Obviously, all those good boater folk have to get to shore somehow; most of them can't walk on water all that well. Since the city does not run a water shuttle of any sort, this 
situation can result in a a bunch of activity, somewhat akin to a beehive. Dinghies buzzing all over the place on one important errand after another. Talk about a crowded taxi stand.
City policy in the mooring field is to double, or even triple tie, boats on a single mooring float. Again, in nautical language, called rafting. A lot of the boats in the photo were single tied last night. I believe we counted 50+ mooring balls on our evening drive thru tonight, but I'd guess there were at least 70 boats on moorings. Ka-Ching! Obviously, all those good boater folk have to get to shore somehow; most of them can't walk on water all that well. Since the city does not run a water shuttle of any sort, this 
situation can result in a a bunch of activity, somewhat akin to a beehive. Dinghies buzzing all over the place on one important errand after another. Talk about a crowded taxi stand. Ginny & I were talking about coincidence today. yes, Chuckie, there is more than "yes, dear, OK, dear" going on here. When we arrived here yesterday, we went for our usual walk thru the neighborhood. First corner we came to, we ran right into a cruising acquaintance & her dog from Charleston, SC. Small world? Today, we took off for a morning walk while the clothes were cleaning, and, as we stood on the corner waiting for traffic to clear, some of the traffic started waving at us. Folks from Jekyll Island, docked 5 slips down from us, were suddenly sitting in front of us in their car. Small world, or small cruising community? Coincidence? Maybe the "Force".
Tomorrow we are off to Ft. Stuart, FL. Perhaps to meet some folks from Utah (or not) who may be stopping by wherever Scooter may be parked for the day. Hopefully, the weather will cooperate & stay nice. Then it will be off across the state of Florida via Lake Okeechobee. Some locks, some alligators, then Ft. Myers, and possibly up to Sarasota, FL. After that, not sure; the Keys are still beckoning. we'll see how it goes. Either way, we'll keep y'all in the loop. Stay safe!
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Was in PA and not able to view your Scooter notes, so trying to catch up. Sounds like you're having quite an adventure and I'm glad you're able to do it. Planning another trip in June or August and maybe can have a chance to see Scooter.
Take Care,
Carolyn
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