Getting Back To Normal

Renne's book signing was this past weekend.  We were hoping for a great response, but Friday was not very active and Saturday was St. Patty's Day and EVERYONE seemed to be on Duval Street!!  Actually she did okay and walked away with selling a dozen books.  Renne' was still very excited.  She just realized she doesn't like to sit and wait for someone to stop by.  Talking with people individually, like at home or here at the docks has worked the best.  She did get a suggestion to check out her newest book with the elementary school our granddaughter, Payton, attends, and let them  critique and make suggestions for improving it.

We are getting back to normal.  Working 3 or 4 hours a day on regular maintenance and taking the rest of the day going to the beach, or dinghy down to a local restaurant for breakfast - actually lunch as it took 1-1/2 hours to get there by water (15 minutes by car), or watching movies off our SATA drive!

Today, I am working on the sub-flooring for the aft head.  I am waterproofing the wood by using WEST Systems resin.  Hopefully it will not rot the way the first one I completed did.  The sub-flooring will go in tomorrow and then I will finish the teak floor on top of it by Friday.

Renne' is working on the mosquito netting for the main hatch and repairing the companionway cover.  Her new sewing machine is great!  She really loves it.

The best thing is we are relaxing.  We would post some pics, but we have misplaced the camera.  Dang, this getting older is for the birds!!!  But we are relaxing!  We are anticipating departure for the Bahamas about the first of May.  We will spend some time there and maybe work our way up the coast to the Chesapeake.  If we do that, we would really like to see it and be back here by November.  We will see.

We are disappointed we won't make St. Thomas in time for our 10th anniversary.  We will be right here in Key West, but that is okay.  we will have fun anyway.  If you are thinking of taking some time, make reservations now and come on down for April 20th!  We will make a weekend of it.  We already have the case of champagne and wine, we just have to get the ice to chill it!

We are going up to the Navigator Bar and Grill - it is 5:30 for happy-hour and maybe dinner.  So we  won't be on the dock for Sundowners tonight, but we will be at the Navigator for sunset, so come join us!  It will be a lovely sunset!  We miss you guys!

JonNe'