The Week

Wow! A whole week has gone by. And for no obvious reason it seems like
we haven't gotten any closer to leaving the boatyard. Every day I go
down to the boat and it looks exactly the same as it did the day
before - like a floating toolbox. (Except for last Friday, because
Thursday we painted the decks with a non skid paint so the dog would
have an easier time maneuvering.) There are tools everywhere, waiting
their turn to be involved in some boat project. I have yet to see the
project list, but because Darryl spends the better part of the day on
the boat I am assuming there is one. Between boat projects, he
DISCUSSES boat projects with the other guys who also have boat
projects. At some point the boat projects end and we all go sailing.
We hope.

Also last week we had friends come and visit for lunch one day, and on
another we went to a friend's boat for a farewell dinner (their
projects were complete!). We were in Delray Beach for an engagement
party on Saturday, and skipped the cruisers pot luck that night partly
because we were tired and partly because Moose was cooking the pig
they had caught earlier in the week. Since he (the pig) had made eye
contact with me when I walked by the trap, I just couldn't bring
myself to participate in the meal. Hopefully they let the two raccoons
go who were in there yesterday. However this being central Florida,
you never know. Like today, no one even blinked when Eric, the yard
manager, drew a pistol and SHOT the water moccasin (snake) who refused
to leave the swim platform on our neighbor's boat. Hello? The gator
didn't even move. (he was sitting behind our boat, perhaps waiting
for a tool or two to slip in the water). I don't want to be
presumptuous but i didn't see anyone retrieve the body from the
water, so I am assuming they don't eat snakes here. Yet. Who knows
what this week will bring.