Oct 20, 2003

Mission Accomplished!

Just returned from a 225mile-boat trip on the 32’ Eagles Nest.
Left Lake Tohopekaliga around 12 noon on Wed. and pulled into Valkaria (south of Melbourne Beach) on the Intra Coastal around 1:30 p.m. on Sunday. Every day was...weather wise...perfect.....until Sunday.
Sunday produced rain, dark clouds, and winds and it was not advisable to ‘go boating’...We did it anyway.....
After having spent 2 days and nights at the Ft. Pierce Municipal pier and relaxing, first-class, the ‘sorry weather’ of Sunday was just a slight inconvience.
On Saturday, Aaron and Ruth Ann came from Daytona to Ft. Pierce in his small boat called the “Pretty Ugly”. It was approximately 140 miles for them. They arrived at our dock in Ft. Pierce around 5:00 p.m. along with Sam and Sally who drove over from Okeechobee. We were able to catch up on everyone’s news....and verbally solved a few mechanical boat problems as well. A ‘good time’ was had by all.
The purpose of the trip.....to take Dockie’s boat with the new ‘hard tops’ that he and Ann had ‘custom made’ their very own selves.... to his canvas people
in Valkaria for the final process of vinyl and canvas.
See pictures...Link #1...Recent Trip Eagles Nest albumn ....
Anyway, such days on the water makes me wish for.....more of.....
.....The Good Nautical Life!
Guess I will just have to keep walking with my little ‘teaspoon of oil’...daily...as I enjoy the wonders of the world....land or sea...
Remember...The Alchemist?

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