Seems like we've been here in the marina now forever. It has a way of attaching tentacles to the boat and not letting it out of their grasp. About the time you think you can head out for a few days the weather turns ugly or Pam has to get her nails done. If that's not enough we now have to schedule around having our curtains replaced. If it's not one thing, it's another!
Some guys dream of having two blonde's in their bed. For me it's just another expense!
Along with having our curtains replaced we also had our front isinglass repaired. We had been running around for the past several months with a crack right at the bottom of the front smiley that I look through. Fortunately it wasn't in my line of sight so we had Kieth from Riverside Covers (http://www.riversidecovers.com/) sew a patch across the bottom that matches our existing canvas. Now it looks like brand new and cost much less than the curtains!
Pam just reminded me to stop whining about being dock bound. I forgot that we did get away all of 14 miles last week. We travelled up the Caloosahatchie to the park by Franklin Lock and spent an overnight. Dockage was only $24.00 which includes water and electric. The docks are part of a campground run by the Corps of Engineers and kept very clean. Nice slabs for the motorhomes with hookups and stationary docks for the boaters. Toss in showers and laundry and it's the complete package.
We dropped the dinghy in and took a ride upriver to Hickey Creek where there used to be a camel kept by a local land owner. We didn't see the camel but the creek was like a ride back into the old south with low hanging trees and Spanish Moss dripping from the branches. Kinda cool. Unfortunately we didn't have enough gas to explore further up the creek and had to head back to Tourist.
Upon our return to Tourist we had just enough time to clean up before cocktail hour. Don't want to be late for that! We were able to sit at one of the adjacent picnic tables and watch the boats come and go from Franklin Lock while sipping a bit of rum. Later we joined Donnie & Marilyn on Kasey's Choice for a delicious turkey dinner prepared by chef Marilyn. Before we knew it it was approaching midnight, way past my bed time!
The next day we hung around for a few hours before locking through and heading back to Legacy. A quick but relaxing trip with the added benefit of flushing fresh water through all of Tourists systems. Once through the lock when headed East you're in fresh water until passing through the St. Lucie lock near Stuart on the East side of the state.
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