One Particular Marina in Tampa Florida and a Sailboat
11 Oct
Can you see me doing the happy dance? Well, I am. We are headed to the this weekend for some long overdue R&R. I have been going through ocean breeze and sand between the toes withdrawal. We may even get to do some outside sprucing up of the boat, which we haven’t been able to do in the last few months because it has been so bloody hot here in the southern United States. We are leaving Blazer at the doggie condo (vet) so he can visit with his kennel friends. Since Aubie passed away Blazer has been seriously lacking in dog company.
The sailboat is down in the Tampa area, quite a long drive from here in Auburn but that is where she is right now. It is a nice harbor and a nice “marina” but lacks in facilities we are use to in a standard marina. No showers, store, or anything else like that, just a slip at the very end of the row of slips, about 3 miles inland from the Gulf of Mexico. Strange kind of a stop for a marina but down here you put one anywhere you can find water. Behind us is the state highway. It is us then 3 feet of water, a fence, then the highway. Not the quietest marina we have ever stayed at, but it will do for now.
Tonight will be a long night as I have to upload the next hint for the Secret of the Stole KAL for tomorrow and we will be on the road tomorrow. Can you say “is it midnight yet?”? Oh well, I am so excited about putting the next hint up that I probably wouldn’t sleep anyway. Besides, Florida State plays Wake Forest in football and the first game of the NLCS is on as well. I will get in some serious knitting time tonight.
In my other “job” I came across a really neat quotation book and, in the spirit of college football season, I will leave you all with this one for the week:
The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack in will.
-Vincent T. Lombardi
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