That's right, we took the opportunity to head south to Jensen Beach before the really cold and rainy weather set in up north (30 degrees the morning after our departure!). October sure went by fast and there wasn't very much exciting to report later in the month. We seemed to be waiting for all those pesky leaves to come down, but we could wait no longer. We did spend a day ridding the property of whatever leaves had fallen down (about 2/3 more left to change and fall), but by the next day it barely looked like we had done anything. Oh well, they will be there in the spring, if the rest don't blow back into the woods. Meanwhile, we had an uneventful trip down I-95, arriving here yesterday. The most exciting thing we saw along the way was tractor trailer on fire with the container being completely engulfed in flames (very dramatic and could really be seen, because it was at night). At least the driver had unhitched his rig from it and moved it out of the way. We also saw this oversize Grady White being towed. Looked like there was room for two more engines too!
When we arrived yesterday evening, all was well at our place, with many thanks to our friend Scott who made sure our air conditioning was working, removed our tie downs for the carport, and even did some of the weeding this summer, so things didn't look too overgrown. I have since completed all the trimming and weeding, the hurricane shutters are down, and Dave has started pressure washing the outside. Our Mini-Cooper Bitsy is back in service and the Honda Silverwing is almost ready for its first outing. We always seem to want to get everything done at once! Next will be getting the boats ready for another season, but first, some relaxing beach time. Tomorrow is supposed to be 88 degrees and west wind, so the ocean will be calm. Last winter we may have gone to the beach once or twice, but this time around we will try to go before there are winter crowds. We sure are looking forward to lots of fun, diverse adventures this winter!
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