Ahhh! Fort Lauderdale

Ah! We’re sitting in the cockpit, sipping rum punches and enjoying an evening breeze. Shorts, t-shirts, bare feet. Such is life in Ft Lauderdale. Alas! It’s not our boat. We’ve been more or less stuck in Brunswick for several weeks. We failed to take advantage of the scant weather windows that materialized. The forecast for the next 10 days precludes any possibility of leaving during that time period. We were bemoaning that fact and thinking about another 10 days in Brunswick. Don’t get me wrong—it could be worse. At least it is not freezing, we don’t have snow and we do have a car and friends. So, we had resigned ourselves to 10 more days without the tropical sun. Then it came to us! Our friend Al has a boat in Ft Lauderdale. Yes!! Surely he would like someone to check on it for him, run the engine, check the lines, etc. N’est-ce pas? So, here we are in Ft Lauderdale. What would have taken us several days to accomplish on the boat was done in a matter of hours. There are several restaurants that have become our favorites, there is Sailorman (used and salvaged marine supplies) and, of course, the sun and warm weather. So, we’ll hang out here for a week or so, check out the Miami Boat Show and return to Brunswick where we hope the weather will moderate and we can finally get under way. *sigh* (says c.)