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Published: March 16th 2011
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Another day
another sunset Thursday morning, after posting our blog about the little yellow bi-plane, I headed to the ball field for another softball game. The weather was glorious for the game, with some clouds and soft breezes. After the game, Kerry and I took showers. While I was sitting on a bench outside the marina community room, I realized the storm clouds were moving in quickly. A cold front was forecast to come through around 4 or 5, but it was only a little after 1. When Kerry walked up it was just starting to sprinkle. We headed for the dinghy dock, hoping to beat the rain to the boat as we had left windows and doors open. By the time we loaded ourselves and our stuff into the dink, the rain was coming down steadily. Soon it was pouring and the wind was roaring. I huddled over the computer case in hopes of keeping the laptop dry. The rain was soaking us both to the skin and the waves blown over the sides of the dink were drenching me in salt water. The rain was blowing nearly horizontally, the sky was dark, and visibility poor. We passed Trevor about halfway to the boat
Same sunset
sun getting lower. I love the beam of light through the clouds and he told us he had closed our boat up after closing theirs. Good fellow. We opted to go on anyway, since we were already wet, and get changed into dry clothes. Just as we were about to climb aboard, a flash of lightning accompanied by a simultaneous clap of loud thunder, sent us scurrying aboard at warp speed. We found out later that a nearby catamaran was struck by lightning (probably that one) and that winds of 50 mph were measured in the harbor. It was a strong storm, but short lived. We would not have been any wetter if we had tried swimming back to the boat. I was partly fresh watered and partly salty, I guess I was brackish.
After the squall line passed, the skies cleared and the temperatures dropped into the upper 60’s. So pleasant that the 4 of us walked down to the Hurricane Grille for wing night.
The Marathon Seafood Fest took place Saturday and Sunday with vendors selling everything from fishing gear to t-shirts and jewelry. There was also an art show/sale with some pretty nice stuff. Of course the food was the big thing, and the smells were amazing.
Sun's getting lower
beam's getting higher The main draw for Kerry was the beer booth, where you bought your first beer in a plastic mug for $4, then got the mug refilled for $2. There was live music and activities for kids. Really noisy and fun. We went on Saturday afternoon and stayed into the evening.
Sunday morning Sara and Trevor on their boat, and 3 other boats headed down to Bahia Honda for a change of scenery. It sure felt odd to not see their boat next to ours. They are on their way back now and it will be good to see them again. After traveling together for 4 ½ months, it was strange without them. If they’re going to the Bahamas, though, I guess we’ll just have to get used to it.
Sunday afternoon was another softball game, this time accompanied by music from the fest next door. The first half of the game we tapped our toes to country music, while the second half we were serenaded by latin music. I got a kick out of watching English John dancing at third base to the beat of the music. We were also treated to the smells of seafood during the
game, so afterwards we went to the Fisheries for supper.
Monday we ran errands and Tuesday morning was softball again. Afterwards we said a sad goodbye to Bobby and Jenny, who were heading back to New Jersey. They were pretty much in charge of the softball, with Jenny doing a heroic job of keeping up with rosters and “the book.” We have met some really nice people here, many of them at the softball field.
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thanks for the updates and wonderful photos. I can smell the great seafood too. mmmmmmm!!!!!Love ya