We are a cute couple

Wednesday, April 8, 2009, St Charles Yacht Club

On Tuesday, I had a CASE conference call to do in the morning so we were off to a fast start making sure everything was done before the call started. We watched the news, had several cups of coffee, read the paper, spent some time with Paul talking about favorite places in Maine and did a very thorough study of the weather on line. I know you think it is impossible to get that much done between 8:00 and 11:00 but if you work at it you can.

There is an Outlet Mall and Grocery Store about 1.463 miles from here. We needed a “few” things so we were off on the bikes to the store. Carole found a Cold Water Creek store and made some, what I am very sure about, necessary purchases. I put emphases “few” because have you ever tried to carry sacks of groceries on a bike. We have a basket for one of the bikes that will hold about a 6 pack of beer. The rest of the groceries go in boat bags over your shoulder and you have to be able to petal the bike and work the hand brake. It was very windy yesterday and we were pedaling back into a 20-knot head wind. We must be a very cute couple because everyone who we meet has a big grin on their face as they step quickly away from our path.

The local news had a story about some sailor who anchored off the beach Monday night. His anchor line broke and he was washed ashore. They had an interview with him and photos of the boat. He had sold all his processions, had bought this boat and was taking it to Key West to live on the boat there. It was about a 28 ft boat and the bottom of the boat had barnacles a couple of inches thick. There was a small craft warning out for the area on Monday and he anchored on a lee shore. This guy doesn’t swim in the deep end of the intelligence pool.

Our friends John and Helen have started a blog about their trip to the Keys. If you remember, they were the couple we were buddy boating with down here. You can check out their adventures at http://svzephyrina.blogspot.com/.