11:15AM
Temperature - 42 degrees
Wind - North at 16 knots
Brrrr, the wind chill is about 35 out. The storms have moved on out and its sunny and clear but the wind cuts right through us Floridians. I did notice a Ketch sailing south this morning and bet the crew as real cold sitting in the cockpit. At least its going in the right direction - South!
One of the best things about living aboard a boat is the camaraderie you have amongst boaters. There are always new people with interesting cruising stories around. Remembering times land bound, I don't ever recall having as many interesting people to socialize with.
Friday night we had (left to right in photo) Julia, Carl, that's Mary, and Dennis over for steaks. Julie and Dennis hail from Annapolis on their 38 foot sailboat docked to our port side. They came to Florida for the winter to escape the brutal weather up North. This is the furthest they have ever been South on their boat. I'm encouraging them to go ahead and make the Bahamas trip. If this crazy weather keeps up, they might just do it. Unfortunately, their boat's heat isn't working very well.
Carl hails from Rhode Island. He's on another sailboat 3 slips to starboard. Carl bought his boat last year, intending to begin an around the world passage. Unfortunately he's not very pleased with how she handles and wants me to sell his boat and help him find another one. But first he's going to Coasts Rica for a few months to help manage the worlds largest Talapia fish hatchery. He says there are over 500 acres of ponds at this facility, full of fish from tiny hatching's to ready to eat size.
I've found him a yard where he can put his sailboat on the hard until he gets back.
Mary whipped up a great Caesar Salad and I grilled some tasty Fillet Mignon's on the grill, we polished off some nice wine and had a good time laughing on the Patricia Ann's heated sundeck.
Mike
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