Saturday May 26, 2012
Well, as luck fate would have it, I could be about to go through my first tropical storm on Casa Mare’ but being the safe Captain Fred is, he has chosen not to move any further North until Southbound tropical storm Beryl turns around and heads North. Fred says there is no sense in heading towards the storm. I totally agree, knowing what rough seas can be like when not in a tropical storm as in our earlier adventures. I have made a mental note to take something for sea sickness since I am prone to get sick in rolling seas. We won’t get off the boat during the storm. We would loose our dinghy for sure. Fred said we would be better off at anchor than in a marina because in a storm, the marina tends to tear up the boat. I don’t care where we go, I just know wherever he goes, I am right behind him. I am not nervous. I actually love storms. I’ll let you know if I feel the same after this weekend if we actually get hit by this one. Hopefully, staying South will prevent us from going through anything uncomfortable.
The day is beautiful, blue skies, gentle breeze and great music on Sirus. One would never know there is havoc brewing ahead of us. I asked Fred what the “Project of the day is” and he said we could go ashore and see the cute town of Coco and go to the hardware store. That excites me, as I love stores like that. Always looking for a gadget to make life easier. I would rather be in a hardware store than in a clothing store. Today should be fun. Last night we were chewed up with mosquitoes and I vowed to light the repellents this evening. I thought we should get screens for the hatches and he said, we have screens. I looked about the hanging locker and by gollie, there are screens there! They are made but no way to attach them so today I am going to figure out how to get Velcro on them and put them up! I need a small sewing machine on this boat. There are several times I could have used one. This is one of those times. We didn’t need to worry about bugs in the islands. In Florida, it’s a given. Probably worse in Georgia since we are going to be going through all those marshlands up the intracoastal. Yep, screens it is.
We talked to Rod today who is coming to Wilmington and them making a few other stops to see his sisters in Cary, NC and Illinois. He has an appointment on Tuesday with the VA and I suggested he hop on a plane and fly to St Augustine and hop aboard instead of paying all that money to fly north. He is checking on it. Stasia loves Rod! They are bunk buddies!
Fred and I dinked to shore and saw the town of Coco. He is right, it is a cute little town. Reminds me a lot of Wilmington, downtown riverfront. We had Stromboli's at an Irish restaurant and walked around. It felt good to stretch our legs. We were going to get our favorite desert, Tiramisu, our favorite desert but they were out so we walked down the street and got an ice cream instead! Yummmmmm! They have some unique gift shops and the people here are very friendly. We were unsuccessful at getting volunteers to come out and get us on the boat if the storm got bad. Guess they run inland or something! Looks like the storm stalled which may be good news or bad news. It either stalled and will fall apart or strengthen. Internet is very hard and slow here although we do have radio. I have always said, if you want to know the weather, just look outside. I think we will, for the time being, do that! I am so welcoming this breeze in this hot humid weather. The only thing missing on this Sea Cradle is a hammock to hang from! Actually it feels like Casa Mare’ is in a hammock. She is certainly swaying back and forth! For those of you who asked, my phone is on and it’s local from Wilmington. Hope you all have a wonderful Memorial Day weekend! Stay safe and enjoy it!
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