Day 214, March 12, 2010
Walked up to Publix to do some grocery shopping, stopping for lunch at "The Cracked Conch". Very yummy - I had a grilled Mahi Mahi sandwich with Key Lime Pie for dessert! On the way back to the boat we picked up a lilac "Relay for Life" T shirt for John as he'd agreed to help me at the Relay for Life booth at the Seafood Festival on Saturday. He looks good in lilac! (You have to be in touch with your feminine side to wear pink or lilac!)
Then we needed gas so we dinghied down to the Burdines Marina and it just started to pour with rain as we arrived there. Got soaked. And got more soaked on the way back to the boat.
We got all gussied up to go dancing at the Legion after supper, but then the rain came pouring down again and we chickened out and watched a movie instead.
Sadly, a boat went up in flames sometime during the night, really quite close to us. It was a small houseboat kind of vessel, the home of a liveaboard. Everything was lost and he just had time to swim aboard, so we heard the next morning. We didn't hear a thing!
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Friday, March 12, 2010
Marathon
Day 213, March 11th, 2010
Off to baseball in the morning. 9 innings today with 2 teams. Lots of people seemed to be hurting - lots of pinch runners! We still had fun though!! By the time it was over, 2 hours later, poor old John was really sore with 2 strained quads and 1 sore arm!!! I wasn't quite as bad but was glad to sit on the boat in the afternoon. We're both reading exciting books but that didn't stop us having a snooze too! Pina colada for medicinal purposes seemed to help too.
Off to baseball in the morning. 9 innings today with 2 teams. Lots of people seemed to be hurting - lots of pinch runners! We still had fun though!! By the time it was over, 2 hours later, poor old John was really sore with 2 strained quads and 1 sore arm!!! I wasn't quite as bad but was glad to sit on the boat in the afternoon. We're both reading exciting books but that didn't stop us having a snooze too! Pina colada for medicinal purposes seemed to help too.
Continued!!!
Day 212, March 10th, 2010
Oh dear! Sorry, this is getting a bit monotonous. Nothing much to tell you today. Did the laundry in the afternoon. In the evening we went to Meet & Greet. Had a good chat.
Oh dear! Sorry, this is getting a bit monotonous. Nothing much to tell you today. Did the laundry in the afternoon. In the evening we went to Meet & Greet. Had a good chat.
Marathon
Day 211, March 9th, 2010
We went to baseball again in the morning. Both complaining of one sore quad. We didn't do very well but had fun.
We split up after the game. I went to "the Hurricane" for lunch to meet the Relay for Life team. More fund raising on the weekend at the Seafood Festival coming up.
In the evening we had a little get together. Cathy and Darius from Breeze Hunter (Toronto), Marilyn and Vic from Whisper (St. John, NewFoundland) and Bobbie and Wayne from Barefoot (Baltimore). Had a good chat and laugh.
We went to baseball again in the morning. Both complaining of one sore quad. We didn't do very well but had fun.
We split up after the game. I went to "the Hurricane" for lunch to meet the Relay for Life team. More fund raising on the weekend at the Seafood Festival coming up.
In the evening we had a little get together. Cathy and Darius from Breeze Hunter (Toronto), Marilyn and Vic from Whisper (St. John, NewFoundland) and Bobbie and Wayne from Barefoot (Baltimore). Had a good chat and laugh.
Marathon
Day 210, March 8th, 2010
Nice day, warm and pleasant. Went for a dinghy exploration and then to the beach to walk. It clowded over in the afternoon but still nice.
Monday, March 8, 2010
Injuries!
Day 209, March 7th, 2010
Pea Soup and Sea Sharpe left first thing this morning, calling into "the Net" to say their goodbyes to the harbour. We shall miss them. In many ways I rather wish we were setting off again but the timing isn't quite right for us yet, so we'll keep busy with the many activities and leave here on the 20th.
We both went to Baseball at 2:00 p.m. They had such a good turnout, there were enough to make up 4 teams. Only 2 women this time! John and I played on different teams. Both our teams won the first round and then we played each other! My team won overall by 1 run!!!
I really didn't have much to do with the win though. I pulled a thigh muscle running to first base the first time. They appointed a pinch runner each time after that! I managed to hit the ball each time but not very well. Overall, I felt a bit disappointed - I used to play baseball like a guy but something seems to have slipped!!! John really played quite well. He got some good hits and managed to score several runs too. Unfortunately he wiped out in the first game, running between 2nd and 3rd. Scraped his knee and pulled a muscle in his hip! He was moaning and groaning by the time we got back to the boat in the evening.
After the game we went visiting in the dinghy. Ended up meeting a nice couple from Newfoundland, and had a nice visit aboard Breeze Hunter from Toronto. We hope to have them aboard Periwinkle in a couple of days.
Pea Soup and Sea Sharpe left first thing this morning, calling into "the Net" to say their goodbyes to the harbour. We shall miss them. In many ways I rather wish we were setting off again but the timing isn't quite right for us yet, so we'll keep busy with the many activities and leave here on the 20th.
We both went to Baseball at 2:00 p.m. They had such a good turnout, there were enough to make up 4 teams. Only 2 women this time! John and I played on different teams. Both our teams won the first round and then we played each other! My team won overall by 1 run!!!
I really didn't have much to do with the win though. I pulled a thigh muscle running to first base the first time. They appointed a pinch runner each time after that! I managed to hit the ball each time but not very well. Overall, I felt a bit disappointed - I used to play baseball like a guy but something seems to have slipped!!! John really played quite well. He got some good hits and managed to score several runs too. Unfortunately he wiped out in the first game, running between 2nd and 3rd. Scraped his knee and pulled a muscle in his hip! He was moaning and groaning by the time we got back to the boat in the evening.
After the game we went visiting in the dinghy. Ended up meeting a nice couple from Newfoundland, and had a nice visit aboard Breeze Hunter from Toronto. We hope to have them aboard Periwinkle in a couple of days.
Goodbye Parties.
Day 208, March 6th, 2010
Pea Soup and Sea Sharpe are leaving tomorrow. They both have to be back in Canada for the middle of April. So we met Sharon and Reg, Bill and Laura, and another couple (I can't remember their names) at the "Panda" for the Chinese buffet for lunch. The food was delicious and we all had a good chat. A bit sad. I don't like goodbyes!
At 4:00 p.m. a whole bunch of people met at the Tiki hut at the marina for munchies and drinks to say goodbye to Mike and Judy on Sea Sharpe. There was a great turn out. Mike had spent hours making a taped collage of clips of music representing each boat. He really went to a lot of trouble and we all had a good laugh.
Pea Soup and Sea Sharpe are leaving tomorrow. They both have to be back in Canada for the middle of April. So we met Sharon and Reg, Bill and Laura, and another couple (I can't remember their names) at the "Panda" for the Chinese buffet for lunch. The food was delicious and we all had a good chat. A bit sad. I don't like goodbyes!
At 4:00 p.m. a whole bunch of people met at the Tiki hut at the marina for munchies and drinks to say goodbye to Mike and Judy on Sea Sharpe. There was a great turn out. Mike had spent hours making a taped collage of clips of music representing each boat. He really went to a lot of trouble and we all had a good laugh.
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