New Year Fun but Not Much Sun!

Many boater’s celebrate New Year’s at 9:00PM for an early start on the drinks and bed. We toasted at 9:00PM after a ham, black-eyed peas & greens dinner with Dee, Brook, Brother Neil and Kay but we also managed to stay awake and play Farkle until midnight. Neil, Kay & poodle Joe stayed the night for more visiting and a nice morning walk in the huge field here at the marina. Being with friends and family is so nice! Louis and cousin Joe had great fun and loved racing in the field.

2013’s first few days are whizzing by as we huddle, warm and dry, aboard SeaDream. Now our plans have changed a bit. Tomorrow (Monday) we’re taking a road trip to the Florida panhandle to see the little towns and marinas and visit Randy and Barb aboard Lazy Dolphin in preparation for our voyage to the Florida west coast soon. We’ll also drive from Mobile back to Nashville, as I have doctor’s appointment January 28^th. Mike & Louie will return to SeaDream early for some boat projects, with me flying down to join them at month’s end. Plans change and so may the weather. Perhaps it will be warmer. 

New Years Eve with Neil, Kay, Brook and Dee on boat.

Christmas in the Sun

Who would have thought we would be in the pool on Christmas day?

Mike, Louis and I spent the holiday in Fort Pierce at Crystal and Merwin’s new beach house. Christmas eve we went stocking stuffer shopping for little silly gifts for each other. Stuart was the perfect little town to shop and then we had lunch. In the evening we went to a candle light service at a local church. Merwin shared his traditional Norwegian flat bread with us at Christmas dinner the next day after our present opening and swim. Our last days, Crystal and I shopped while Mike and Merwin went to marine shops and the Navel Museum. What a great time we had and didn’t even miss the snow. Pictures are the best way to share our visit. 

                                          Christmas eve in Stuart with Merwin & Crystal.

                                          Gilligan & Louis looking over presents.

                                         Christmas Day in Fort Pierce.

                                          Christmas Feast!