Shopping & Manatees ~ An Unusual Combination

     Weather has been playing havoc all over.  Back home they had 5 inches of snow on Tuesday while we had 76 degrees and sun! However, that cold front has made her way south.  It was in the mid 60’s at 7 this morning, but the temperatures will slowly drop and the winds will increase as the day progresses.  The next couple of days will be on the cool side.

While waiting around the marina today, the manatees were enjoying the sun
and warmer waters of the marina.

     The guys hit the he-man shops for engine parts (West Marine and hydraulics supply store). Maureen and Betty did laundry and checked out the manatees, who like to sleep here in the marina. I defrosted the refrigerator and I did a little work on some of my pictures and the blog.

As Martha said," there is nothing handsome about these large, bulbus,
barnicle and fungus covered strange creatures,"
but they still manage to capture your curiosity and sympathy. 

     Since we still have the car until tonight I offered to drive the girls anywhere they might need.  They didn’t need anything in particular, but "there is a Costco’s not too far from here . . .” and we bought items we didn’t know we needed before we left the boats  AND we stopped at the Publix to finish with the rest of the stuff we forgot on the list of things we didn’t know we needed before we left the boat. Truthfully, it is easier to provision for our crossing when we have a car available then when we do not. So it was a good day. . .  until I had to put it all away. . . which I did very successfully!  Poor Pete, that water line just keeps getting lower and lower in the water!

     The final thing we needed to do is drive down to our friends in Delray Beach to leave our car and pick up the decals we need to reenter once we leave for the Bahamas.  Ann drove us back to the marina.

     Lake Park Harbor Marina has been Pekabu’s home for 5 weeks. The staff is friendly, knowledgeable and helpful. The facilities are modern, clean and guarded at night. The area is nice, providing one goes north and not south. Boats that are kept here are primarily for day cruisers, fishermen and divers. Only a few long cruisers stop for a night. It has been great, but we are looking forward to moving on.

~  ~ (\_~ ~ ~     Kathy and Pete