Day One...At Last

"The ocean is a mighty harmonist." William Wordsworth


Today--to no fanfare except our own--we departed the Camachee Cove Yacht Yard bound for the Bahamas.  Our oldest (longest term) friends, Karen and Mike Myers were aboard.  We double dated years ago in Dallas before each couple married.  They moved to Santa Fe, NM and onto Washington, DC while John and I moved to St. Louis, Philadelphia and Tallahassee.  While Karen and I studied together years ago for English Ph.D.'s  (she got hers; mine was ABD), we each took a very different career path.  Neither of us became professional academics.  I took the opportunity to consult and she ultimately became the head of the Washington office for Computer Associates.  So, the day was spent chatting about health care legislation, climate bills and financial regulations.  All four of us took our turns at the wheel, cruising down the ICW from St. Augustine to Daytona Beach.  The Myers will be with us one more day before they fly back to Washington.  When they depart on Monday, we will still have over 200 NM to go to get to the Bay of Biscayne, likely four days, if weather does not stop us along the way.  We are each getting our sea legs but boating is still a physically challenging activity.  We'll sleep well tonight.

The skys are blue.  There is a sufficient breeze.  John is playing Memories  (my favorite).  And we are drinking margarittas.  Could this get any better?  We'll see.  Sandra