Well, we have been off the boat now and home for a couple weeks. It was really good to see Lola and her Mom and Dad and Oscar again. It was also good to have a Just Jackie's pizza and a few beers and see everyone there. The fireworks were great and we got to see a few more people at the music jubilee that afternoon. I wonder what they think of our 4th of July celebration in the Abacos since many of the early settlers there were British Loyalists who left America for the Bahamas because they did not want to support the revolution?
I'm already starting to miss being on the boat. But, there are a few things I don't miss. Here are a few of them......
1. All the steps, one or two up to the side of the boat during times of high tide or one or two down at low tide, two steps down to the rear deck from the side of the boat, 8 steps up to the bridge, 5 down to the engine room or "basement" as we call it, 2 up to the main salon, 4 down to the v-berth and bathroom. I wonder if they make a boat in kind of a "ranch style" with no steps for senior citizens.
2. Bumping my head everywhere. Although, my most serious head injury came from bumping my head on the roof of the golf cart we rented in Treasure Cay but I'm pretty sure that was Don Lupe's fault:)
3. Tight, hot engine room and on my hands and knees to do any service on the boat, including pumping the holding tank.
4. Cleaning the shower sump.
5. Feet hanging off the end of the bed about a foot.
6. Digging in the spare bedroom for supplies.
7. Anchoring.
8. Fretting over whether the toilet is going to flush all the time.
Here are some things I will miss.....
1. The most beautiful blue water I have ever seen anywhere.
2. Trolling, sometimes for hours, in search of that elusive prize catch.
3. Experiencing new islands with quaint little villages and friendly people and all the cool bars and restaurants.
4. Fishing with Freddie.
5. Staring out at the ocean for hours, cruising from port to port never knowing what you might see.......turtles, dolphin, whales, marlin, birds, that magical piece of debris, waterspouts, or maybe even an unseaworthy vessel with a lot of people on board which we heard the Coast Guard talking about on our crossing back home.
Since we have been home the news is filled with the Casey Anthony and Rod Blagojevich trials and the fast approaching debt limits for the federal government:( Obama's fund raising and campaigning, already. The list of Republicans lining up to challenge him keeps getting longer. Is there really time to govern with all the time they spend campaigning? You know our national news is like watching a soap opera. You can miss watching it for six weeks while cruising the Bahamas and when you turn it back on it's the same old s%@t. Come to think of it, I miss all the things about cruising, even the things I didn't think I would miss. It is going to be difficult to wait a whole year to do it all again. I will just have to find something to keep me busy until then. Maybe it's time to get to work refurbishing the "Two Thirty Somewhere." If you are really bored sometime you might check our blog as I will try to keep you posted on the progress of my newest project...
Until then, I will leave you with an Irish toast, "May the holes in your net be no larger than the fish in it." :):)
CTM
Monday, July 11, 2011
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