Busy, windy day—12 April 2013
This morning, Mike started to work on planning our trip to
Williamsburg, VA. Mike’s Mom and sister
will join us. It seems silly that we
have no maps and have to resort to Google maps to figure out how far it is from
Williamsburg to Monticello or other spots of interest. When you do these things at home it seems a
bit easier.
After breakfast we went to shore. We had to drop into the marina office to pay
for a couple more days. While there we
enquired about the location of the nearest branch of our bank. We wound up taking the two-mile walk to the
bank to deposit some checks and get some documents notarized. We also managed to set up an appointment with
a travel clinic in Jacksonville to get the first of our immunizations for
travel to South Africa. We visited the
local post office to send our notarized documents back to the UK.
On the walk back from the bank, we diverted into the Pecan
Roll Bakery. It was difficult to resist
the temptation to get one of everything.
In addition to a loaf of bread and a chocolate babka (what is that?—a brioche
type dough rolled up with chocolate), we purchased some samosas and chicken
empanadas. The staff was kind enough to
warm these up for us. Yummy lunch.
Returning to the marina, we made use of the shower
facilities. Back on the boat, we spent
some time thinking about the next stages of the trip north. We are trying to figure out what our stops
will be and whether we will travel on the inside (ICW) or the outside (more
open water passages). Of course, the
factor that we don’t have a handle on at the minute is the weather.
We seem to have a lot of things to care of and plan. I haven’t even mentioned the taxes. There will be more fun to be had there.
I’m not at all certain what’s going on with the weather here. The wind is just howling out of the southwest. The paper mill is adding its special scent to
the wind. Between the boat bobbing
around in the waves and the noisome wafts, it’s easy to feel a little unwell.
Gloria
30 40.34 N, 81 28.14 W
30 40.34 N, 81 28.14 W
Hi!
ReplyDeleteIt was great to meet you two today. I know just what you mean about the paper mill. When I was a child, I lived quite close to it; My father and grandfather worked there. I remember when I first commented on the smell. My mother responded that it was "the plant." I had images of a very large and stinky vine that I wished someone would kill. :)
I hope you enjoyed the lovely weather today. I'm looking forward to reading more of your adventures.
-Phyllis Fekula