Hot & Windy Update

I apologize that I have not posted anything on the blog lately, but we have just been two old goats doing daily activities. Except for one day, it has been quite hot and windy. Sometimes it is even too windy for Dave to race his RC Sailboat "Flyin' Fish". There have been days we have gone kayaking even when it is blowing up to 20 mph. Yesterday was one of those days and we went down to Jupiter to see the dynamic inlet with the east wind against an outgoing tide. We decided to try and kayak in the ICW in one of the oxbows by Burt Reynolds Park and although challenging, we found some new areas to explore. We also took the kayaks to the Savannas Recreation Area in Fort Pierce and kayaked in fresh water. It was a short paddle because the water is so low, but it reminded us of northern lakes with the blooming lily pads. Up north though, we certainly don't have gators (the photo is of a tiny one) and our favorite sandhill cranes.

One day we 'hopped' across the ICW down in Hobe Sound to paddle in the lee of Jupiter Island. We can never resist a stop at Peck Lake and a walk across to the deserted beach (the path is really getting grown in).

On alternate Saturdays, Dave and I are in charge of our park's cornhole tournaments. Dave and a neighbor set up the games (provided by management) and I help break down everything afterward. We have about 12-16 people show up to play each other. It is a lot of fun and I think we may have to get a set for up north to keep practiced up. I had never played before and the first time I threw the corn bag it went right in the hole...beginner's luck! My neighbor yelled, "that's it, you're done, you can't play." 😉

There are two pieces of news to pass along that few people know about. The first is that "Bitsy" the Mini Cooper has been out of commission due to engine issues. We will tow it back home on a tow dolly, where Dave can work on it at his leisure this summer. Instead, we have been using the Silverwing motorcycle (aka the bad-ass scooter) a lot more to take on local jaunts. We are thinking of possibly bringing my PT Cruiser convertible down here next season and leaving the Mini up north for around the town driving.

The other news is that we sold our power boat. We have been kayaking so much and can paddle to almost all the places that we were powerboating to. We also have access to a Boston Whaler that Dave did quite a bit of work on for one of the residents in our park. Plus, we have found that it is more enjoyable down here when boating with friends. Hopefully Barb and Barry will still have us onboard as 'boat boys' once in a while! 💑 Having that extra set of hands to help launch, haul out, and anchor, really helps, not to mention having conversations with other people than our spouses that we are with almost 24 hours a day 😉. Farewell "Coqui" and we hope you and your new owner enjoy time on the water (it is his first boat ever and Dave gladly spent time with him to get used to it).

So that is my update for the moment. We will hopefully have more adventures to post about soon. Now though, it is time to beat the heat (and crowds) and hit the pool!

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