The Plan

We have a departure plan firming up and all we have to do is wait until after this weekend when there is a possibility of snow up north. Yes, that's right, snow in mid May (Happy Mother's Day to all the moms, no matter where you are)! I am glad we have been watching the weather and holding off on leaving. Dave keeps saying we will leave when he runs out of his daily bananas, but then we do and go to the store and get more. 😉 Later next week things will begin to warm up and we should be home by late Wednesday, if all goes well. That is the nice thing about driving, because our plans can change. We both had to change doctors appointments too, but have been told, "don't worry, lots of people are stuck wherever they were when the pandemic began," so rescheduling wasn't a problem. Plus DMV isn't even open in NYS, so we are unable to put any of our vehicles on the road once we get there, since it has to be done in person. Hopefully the lockdown will ease up in the northern part of the state or at least they make other arrangements for getting license plates.

Meanwhile Florida is in Phase 1 of reopening and we can tell because the traffic is increasing. We did go to the beach yesterday in the late afternoon and it was fantastic. Talk about going out on a high note! It was calm with no waves, since the wind was from the west. It was so nice to be in the water again. Beachgoers were adhering to social distancing and instead of 6 ft. away from each other, everyone kept their distance at about 50 ft. or more. I am sure all this will be much different on the weekends, and I certainly wouldn't go then anyway.

We will take the powerboat Coqui out one more time and Dave has already taken his last sail in Coquina. However, he had quite the adventure when hauling the boat out of the water at the ramp next to the Jensen Beach Bridge. He came out at a slightly different spot and angle than he went in, and the bridge happened to be just a bit lower. He hit the bridge and the mast broke. Luckily there was a gentleman to help him and he made it home quite shaken. He was not hurt, nor was the boat itself or the van. After awhile he rallied and has already procured a different mast that he is retrofitting and transferring the rigging to. We all know Dave and how he loves projects, so this has given him something to focus on besides the fact that his confidence was shaken that it happened in the first place when he is usually so careful (maybe because I wasn't there to yell at him when he got too close 😉)...he is not going to be happy that I even posted about any of this, but hey, sh** happens!

I am sorry that I have no photos for today's post, but thanks for the read and more when we get back home. Stay healthy and wear your masks! I will leave you with this crude but true explanation...