Since we were expecting our friends, Skip & Barb Johnson (Moor $tuff) to make it to Marathon today, we decided to go shopping (SURPRISE!) until they get here from their anchorage in Shark River. They will be coming onto Sombrero Dockside Marina whi…
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Marathon, FL – 2/13-14/11 – (days 13-14)
Sunday was another lazy day. We got up late and after breakfast, I went to the laundromat while Ricki cleaned up the boat including defrosting the dreaded refrigerator. Since the refrigerator in the main cabin is small, many treasures (sometimes referr…
Marathon, FL – 2/12/11 (day 13)
Enterprise car rental picked me up about 10:30 this morning with an SUV that we will have for a couple weeks. after finishing the laundry we went shopping. I did mine …. She did hers. The Lazy Lizard and Krazy Larry’s Last Store are apparently …
Marathon, FL – 2/10/11 & 2/11/11 ( days 11 & 12)
No pictures the last 2 days …. we have been working on boat projects and actually forgot to take any. Ricki is still obsessed with removing the brow teak trim, sanding and refinishing it. It is now ready for the varnish then reinstall. I have been…
Marathon, FL – 2/9/11 (day 11)
When we got up this morning, we were full of energy and decided to tackle a couple of boat jobs that really needed done. I spent several hours cleaning diesel soot off the back of the boat and then decided to clean the dinghy good since it still had …
Marathon, FL – 2/8/11 (day10)
After a trip to the bank I stopped by the barbershop for a 3 1/2 week trim while Ricki did a few chores inside the boat. She had some stuff that needed mailed and since the post office was a little over a couple blocks away, she let me take them. Each …
Marathon, FL – 2/6 & 2/7 (days 8 & 9)
Sometimes I feel like a reporter on assignment in paradise. Well, this was another day just like the other 6 days we have been here …. simply beautiful!! I asked Ricki how to spell “gorgeous” (sp) but she thought I was talking about the babe in the …
Marathon, FL – 2/5/11 (day 7)
Today was a day of chores for us. I cleaned all the no-skid surfaces on the boat which is the job I hate. I really want to repaint them while we are here because they are starting to show wear. Ricki worked on some inside projects that she needs to get…
Marathon, FL – 2/3 & 2/4/11 (day 5 & 6)
The past couple days have been very lazy in this paradise. On Thursday we all slept in late then just sort of did nothing. Bill & I launched the dinghy and took a ride to the other end of the channel which was 2 or 3 miles.Thursday evening we wen…
Marathon, FL – 2/2/11 (day 4)
Wednesday was a slow down day for us. We all slept in then had a big breakfast on the boat which was prepared by the master chef and captain which happens to be the same person. Ricki and Dianne decided to inventory the chest freezer we have on board…
