Just wanted to stop in and say Hello to yall. I am still tied up at Pete's Pier (Kings Bay) in Crystal River, Fl. and the education continues with
Captain Shelly. We have been pouring over nav
charts with paper boats, and Capt Shelly has been tasking me with hypothetical destinations from my present location to improve my nav skills, using the old "Where's Waldo" scenerios.
I found a 10' Achilles dingy in excellent shape for $300 and a german made folding bike $100 on Craigslist, and have had the luck that the seller delivered them to me. Miss Jaycee
sold me the dingy, cause she was raising the
money to buy her first car, and Mrs Miriam
sold me the folding bike, as Mrs Miriam is an older lady who cruises yard/garage sales looking for stuff to sell on craigslist. So I have been lucky in many ways since starting this fools adventure.
Captain Fred who is with TowBoatsUS, and the one who towed me into this marina, came by with his wife Ms Sharon on Thanksgivings Day and brought me
turkey dinner with all the fixings. It was delicious!!!!
Today, Captain Shelly is gonna take me to home depot to get some things, she said I need for the
boat, as well as a stop off at a
boating consignment store to poke around, and then to West
Marine for some
shroud covers, and finally to the Duds&Suds for
laundry day.
I am having a great time, and have been very blessed so far, but I must admit, I am longing to be out there again in the (for me anyway) the open ocean.