Sunday, February 28, 2016

2/27/16 Saturday Georgetown, SC

I feel like Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz, "There's no place like home"!!!  
We pulled up anchor this morning and was cruising by 6:30am. We knew it was 102 miles home and was not sure how the tides were going to push us faster or slow us down!!! We had a few places today we did not think we would be able to get through if the tide was not high enough. BUT we made it without any problem. We arrived at our dock space at Harborwalk Marina right at 6:30pm. A full 12 hours of travel today!!! We just wanted to get home and knew if we did we would have a nice warm bedroom to sleep in tonight!! It was cold last night!!
We came in late so we had to dock ourselves, but we had called and let them know we were coming in late. I think Lexie was more excited than we were!!  Lol  She could not hardly wait to potty on her home turf!!! Ha  She also went straight to look for Lucy her friend, the dock master Chris's black lab.
We are all glad to be home!! We had a great 3 months of travel. We have met many new friends. Got to spend some fantastic time with our BBF's (best boater friends) Jim and Paula!!! And had some great adventures!! Rod calculated our mileage this trip!! a little over 1600 miles!!
We will get back into the mode of working on Monday!! 
Thank you all for your many prayers for safe trip!  We were blessed again this year!!
We love you all that have followed our journey in 2016!!!  Fran & Capn Rod 
Here are a few last pics I took on this trip! Total taken this trip 667 pictures and 6 videos!! Lots of memories!!! 
Sailing school as we were coming through Charleston this morning!

Have we seen an eagle everyday??? It's always a great sight to see! I wish I could post my dolphin videos on the blog!! We saw many of them today!!

Here's a shot of a couple!! The one on the lower limb has a fish he is eating!

Harborwalk Marina!!! Home Sweet Home!! 

Friday, February 26, 2016

2/26/16 Friday South Edisto River, SC

We Left Isle of Hope this morning right at 7:15am,a very hard place to leave!! We love this place so much. It is such a quaint area, just a few miles from downtown Savannah. The guys and girl (Kimberly) are such great people. Very enjoyable place to stay. 
Traveled 82miles today and anchored this evening just about 30 miles south of Charleston, SC. We are on the South Edisto River in a secluded area that is beautiful. We enjoyed leftover Chinese for supper, and tried to watch some TV but not very good reception in the area. 
Now I'm just trying to keep warm!! Sun gone down and it's about 45 degrees. We can't hardly stand to run the generator at night, it is very loud, scares Lexie, and to loud for us to sleep. Soooo we just get in bed huddle up together and stay warm!! Lol  Rod will get up early and start the generator and get the house warm before we get up!!!  It's like camping, ha only we don't have to build a fire to get warm in the mornings!! Hehe
We should arrive home as scheduled Sunday afternoon. I'm ready to get home!!
I'll let you know where our anchorage is tomorrow night, should be just North of Charleston, which could make for a shorter day home on Sunday.
Please keep us in your prayers!!! Love and Blessing to all,  Fran & Capn Rod 

Pulling away from Isle of Hope Marina!! We sure have enjoyed spending a few days here.

Started our morning with this beautiful sunrise!!

We went by Parris Island, the Marine training base!! Our grandson Triston will be here next year!!

What a way to end the day!!! Gorgeous!!!


Thursday, February 25, 2016

2/25/16 Thursday Isle of Hope Savannah, Ga

Just as we expected we woke up this morning to still 35-40 mph wind gust. AND It was cold!!!! Yesterday was so warm the wind did not seem bad at all, but today the wind would cut you in two!!!
We decided to do chores on the boat, clothes to wash, Rod had some electrical things that needed attention. So plenty to do!!! Around noon there was some things Rod needed from the hardware store so we went and got the marinas loaner car for a short ride into town. We then decided we wanted Japanese for lunch but no one knew where there was one near by so instead we chose Chinese. We went just down the street from the hardware store to Wangs II. It was just what we needed!!! I had sesame shrimp with fried rice, Rod had sweet and sour chicken!! Plus the entree came with a cup of egg drop soup!! The lunch size portions were so large we brought home leftovers. Always good to have leftovers for night at anchor!!
We will be untieing in the morning and heading on north toward home!! We should be in Beaufort, SC tomorrow evening, Saturday in Charleston, SC and Sunday pull into our slip in Georgetown!!! 
That's the plan anyway!!! 
Please pray for our last few days of travel, I still have concerns with the winds!!!
Sorry no pics today, we did not do anything that warranted a pic of !!!! ha 
I'll let you know of tomorrow's travels!  Love to all,  Fran & Capn Rod 

Wednesday, February 24, 2016

2/24/16 Wednesday Isle of Hope Savannah, Ga

Well it was predicted to have severe thunder storms with possible tornados here during the night, but Thank you Lord they scooted right on past us!!! We did have some very high winds with gust up to 45-50 MPH and boy did the boat toss about!! Rod had to clean some pretty severe black marks off the side of the boat where it hit the dock so much during the night. Wind was still 15-20 mph with gusts up to 35-40 mph most of the day! But thankful we had a warm sunny day to go with all the wind. 
We decided to take off in the marinas loaner car and spend the day in Downtown Savannah. We have been there so much we feel like we have seen everything there is to see there. We just love this town so much. We chose to take the Old Savannah Tours trolley tour again, as we get to see so much of the town, and get off at several stops and walk around see attractions and then get back on again. We were told of a new Webb Military History Museum and decided to get off at that stop and check it out. We were so impressed with all the war memorabilia this guy has collected, and was told what we saw in the museum was only about 1/3 of his collection!! Just as we were completing the tour through the museum the owner came in and we were introduced to him. Gary Webb has been collecting war memorabilia and relics since he was 10 years old. We spend almost and hour just standing and talking to him. A real treat!!! 
We got back on the trolley and completed the rest of the tour around town and decided we had been tourist long enough today! Lol  We drove back to the boat and still the wind was tossing the boat around so we made the decision to stay here one more day rather than try and battle this wind on the water!! I was quiet happy about that!!! I hate traveling in rough water. And we have nothing that can't wait another day for us to be able to travel in better conditions!!! 
I made a big pot of chili for supper, and we worked on the reservation book for tours in March and April. I even have a few people booking for July 4th weekend!!! 
March is typically a slow month usually we do tours 3-4 days a week. 
Getting prepared to crank up another year of tours!!
Since we thought we would be leaving tomorrow, I have no idea what's will be on the agenda!!
I will let you know tomorrow night!!!
Love and Blessings to all,  Fran & Capn Rod 

This is the best tour in town!!

If your ever there don't forget it's the white bus!

The new Webb military museum. 

He dedicated the museum to his Mom and Dad. So hope you can read this letter!


Tuesday, February 23, 2016

2/22/16 Monday Red bird Creek south of Savannah, Ga

After a horrible night with stomach issues that kept me up the biggest part of the night, we got up and prepared to untie and leave Jekyll Island. Lexie got in a good walk, and by the time the sun came up we were ready to cruise on north again. 
It was cloudy most of the day but a great day on the water!! It was like glass most of the day!! As I have said before on our past adventures through Georgia, it is the most boring part of the trip!! We did not see a house and only one boat all day!!! Just miles and miles of marsh!! But I was thankful for a smooth ride in the water!!
We decided to anchor at Redbird creek about 10 miles from Isle of Hope. Main reason, there is a 3 mile area called Hellgate, that is only about 2-3 ft deep at low tide. If we went through there this evening it would have been very close to low tide!! We know it will be high tide in the morning when we go through and we will have no problems!! 
We can be at Isle of Hope in Savannah by 10am or so tomorrow and have most of the day to sight see!! It is predicted to rain here tomorrow afternoon and severe thunderstorms and high winds on Wednesday. So we may not get any sightseeing in on Wednesday!! Yuk!!! 
We anchored today about 3:30pm in this beautiful creek and sat on the back deck and enjoyed the georgeous view. Then Rod tied an old grapefruit to a fishing line and threw it out behind the boat and we had a BB gun shooting contest!! Oh what you do for entertainment sitting at anchor on a boat in the middle of no where!!! Ha  We did have enough wifi to be able to FaceTime with Allie, our grand daughter and wish her a Happy birthday!! OMG!! I can't believe she is 14!! 
We are able to get a few TV channels!! We did get caught up on a little news. Not having much sleep last night, although I did get a couple of short naps in today, I am going to bed soon!! 
I do have a few pics to share from today!!
Please continue to pray for our journey home!! Love and blessings to all, Fran & Capn Rod 

This guys was in no way bothered by us going by! 

Passing the evening time with a BB gun shooting contest!!  I won but then again I have the nicer gun with a scope!! Lol
I let him use my gun sometimes!!, lol

We are shooting at this grapefruit about 50ft or so behind the boat!! 

Having fun!!! Hehe OMG I sure am ready for a hair cut as soon as I get home!! 

2/23/16 Tuesday Isle of Hope, Savannah, Ga

We had an incredible nights sleep in Redbird creek. We only had about a 3 hour trip today to arrive at the Isle of Hope Marina. A beautiful morning ride and as I told you yesterday we had to go through the shallow area called Hellgate!!! Even on high tide this morning we had places it was only 6 ft deep!! (Our boat requires 4 ft to float) so it made us very glad we decided to not try and go through there last evening at low tide!! 
We got docked this morning around 10am. Boat all settled in Lexie walked and we decided to take off and enjoy some time here. We went up to the dock house to check in and pay our dockage, and it started raining. They told us to just take the loaner car no other people here had requested it today. So we took the bike back to the boat and off we went in a car!!! We had not had breakfast so we first went to a locals place called Loc's Chicken and Waffles. (We had been there last year). Good ole home cooked breakfast!!! We then visited the Walmart just down the street for a few things as we wanted to get prepared for the horrible storms they are forecasting for tomorrow. 
By the time we got back to the boat with our goodies, it was a beautiful afternoon. They told us to go ahead and use the car the rest of the day!! So, we decided to drive out to Tybee Island for the afternoon. A great 35 min ride out to the island. We got out of the car and I was taking pics and as we was walking around discovered the lighhouse and the museum is closed every Tuesday!!! Aw shucks!!! We were so disappointed!! We drove around the island just checking out the area. Cute little town. 
We will come back and visit there again. 
On the way back to the boat we saw a Five Guys and decided it must be a burger and fries for supper!!! 
We are settled in for the night and watching the weather as it is predicted to be bad with some strong winds. We are tied very secure to a dock and feel we will be fine. 
I'll let you know tomorrow how we faired this storm. 
It may be a stay at home day tomorrow!!! I really wanted to go into downtown Savannah but we will just have to see how it goes. 
I have a few pics to share!, hope you enjoy!! Love to all, Fran & Capn Rod 

A beautiful sunrise as we left Redbird creek this morning.

I could not resist taking this pic!!! As we went by a new housing development where they had just completed these docks!!! I know there must have been 10,000 seagulls sunning!, lol

Rod spotted this nest with a pair of golden eagles sitting on the nest!! 

Docked at a safe Marina to weather the coming storm!!! 

A great breakfast!! It's a locals hangout here on the island. 

Tybee Island lighthouse!! So sad it was closed today!! We will go back!!


Sunday, February 21, 2016

2/21/16 Sunday Jekyll Island, Ga

We woke this morning to absolutely spring time weather!!! 
We planned our day to mainly include being back and settled on the boat by 1pm to watch the Daytona nascar race!!! First race of the season!!
We took off on the bike and found a Dairy Queen just down the street and I enjoyed biscuits and gravy and Rod had eggs and hash browns with ham!! It was difinitely a fast food breakfast, but I guess it does beat cooking!, ha We rode down the south bike path that covers the entire length of the south island about 12 miles round trip. We stopped at the Wanderers Park and walked through the area and read all about the history of the slaves brought here from Africa by the ship The Wanderer. Some great history!! 
We then rode back and into the historic district again as there was a trolley tour Rod wanted to take but, when we got there around 11am the next tour was not until 1pm and lasted a little over and hour!! WELL, that would have had us missing the first part of the race so we decided it would just have to wait until our next stay here! Lol   
We just rode through the area and stopped in some of the shops and then was back at the boat by around 12:30 or so!!! THE RACE IS ON!!! The best Daytona race ever!!! It came down to 4 inches of a win to Denny Hamlin !!! Kept Rod on the edge of his seat!!!
I had made homemade spaghetti sauce and simmered most of the afternoon so spaghetti was the meal for supper!!!
Rested up, boat is ready to leave here tomorrow morning early!! High tide early in the morning gives us a good chance of getting through some areas with out any issues!!!! We will need 1 1/2 days to arrive at Isle of Hope in Savannah for our scheduled next stop. 
We have had another good stay here at Jekyll Island!!
Please pray for journey tomorrow!! Love and blessings to all!!!  Fran & Capn Rod 
Sorry no pics today!!!  :(

Saturday, February 20, 2016

2/20/16 Saturday Jekyll Island, Ga.

We officially left the state of Florida around 10am this morning as we crossed the St Mary's River in the St Andrews Sound!! We are now in the state of Georgia!!! We left Fernendino Beach on Amelia Island this morning around 8am, to some of the calmest waters we have had the entire trip!!! The water crossing the sounds were great for cruising across!! I had bought my sea bands for sickness yesterday, but thank you Lord I did not need them!!!! 
We arrived at Jekyll Harbor Marina around 10:30am. I was shedding clothes just after we got here to shorts and a tee shirt!!! They put is in a good dock that has cable TV hook up as Rod said it was a must we be able to watch the Daytona NASCAR race on Sunday!! Lol   The dock hand Chris, said he very much understood as he would be watching also!! 
We quickly settled in and got on the bike and rode into town. They have renovated the downtown area around the conference center and it is one beautiful place. They call the area Beach Village. The bike paths on this island are nicer than the street!! Lol   We spent a couple of hours walking through the area and then rode about 12 miles on the scenic bike path on the north end of the island. We plan to do the south end tomorrow morning (before the race comes on at 1pm). The Marina offers a golf cart for travel but the bike is so easy to ride and can really cover more of the trails than the golf cart can. 
We were blessed again with another great travel day and a great day of sight seeing! Paula sent me a text and told us of the ISS passing across the sky around 7:35pm this evening. We watched it go across the NW Sky in and out of the clouds for 5 minutes!! What a treat to witness! 
The weather is predicted to be sunny and warm all weekend!! I hope you have the same!
Much love and blessings to all, Fran & Capn Rod 

Crossing the dreaded St Andrews Sound!! Look at that water, smooth as glass!! Whew!!!!! Blessed again!!

Docked on the beautiful Jekyll Island, Ga.

Saw this majestic guy sitting right above the dock on a power line.

God ended the day with a beautiful firey sunset!!

Friday, February 19, 2016

2/19/16 Friday Fernendino Beach Amelia Island, Fla

Kind of getting use to these short travel days!!! Ha We untied from the Jacksonville City docks this morning around 8am. We had a great travel day as we only went about 30 miles and docked again at Fernendino Marina on Amelia Island. We had been told by a few people the last few years we were missing out on a great visit here. So being that we really wanted to cross those 2 bad sounds (St. Andrews & St. Catherine) early in the morning, we decided to make a stop here for the afternoon. We really enjoyed our time here today and was able to visit the history museum for a few hours, ate some lunch at Salty Pelican, and walked through the downtown area,(pistachio ice cream included in that walk), rode our bike through the historic homes and then had pizza and a salad at Ards Firewood pizza. We have scouted out several places we will visit on our stop here next year as we do plan to put it into our plans for a few days here. 
It's been a great adventure day!! Please continue to pray for a safe journey home!
I have a few pics to share from today's travels!! Love and blessings to all, Fran & Capn Rod

Just as we pulled out of the Marina in Jacksonville, we spotted this horned owl with her babies in an osprey nest on a channel marker. Look real close to see the 2 babies heads. 
Another closer shot!! What a treat to see!! It is a common trait for owls to take over nests of other birds such as this osprey nest. 

A good shot of an eagle sitting down close to the water!! That's not often seen!!

We figured this was her juvenile (teenager) sitting just below her!! 

A good 2 hours at the history museum. Ever known us to pass up a history place!!! NOT!!

My view this evening from the back deck of the boat! We got in just in time almost missed the sunset!




Thursday, February 18, 2016

2/18/16 Thursday Jacksonville Beach, Fla

We sure had a great night at anchor!!, the wind was almost non existent, and the water movement was none!! Makes for a great nights sleep on anchor!! Lol
We got up early and had the anchor up and ready to drive off by 6:45am. It was a beautiful day of travel. We decided since we had such a long long day yesterday and checking with the tides we need to get through a few places, we decided to dock early at the Jacksonville City docks for a nice relaxing afternoon and evening. We arrived around 12:30 pm and got all settled. We decided to take a dinghy ride up this little cove to see what was up there, so Rod got the dinghy off the boat. Just as we were getting ready to take off for a ride Capn Brownie came by the dock. We had met him the last stop here he calls himself the official dock greeter and will help with whatever you might need. I ask him about CVS or a Walgreen and how far to get there. He said everything was about 13-15 miles into downtown. But he insisted he did not mind taking us. So off we went with him as he gave us a lot of history of the area. He grew up here and was 72 yrs old!!! In the CVS I was able to obtain the Sea Bands Sherry told me about and said they really work for sea sickness. I have never been seasick before but I really think that is what I am feeling when we cross the rough waters of 3 big sounds in Georgia. So I am excited to give these a try. He took us through some historic places here around the area and gave us some ideas of things to do here next trip. He offered to even take us there for the day and then come back and pick us up. We have put them on our bucket list to do!!
We did finally get in a dinghy ride in Lexie's Limo!! A bit chilly but a fun ride that Lexie and I diffinitely enjoyed!, 
I made mac & cheese and Rod put a ham steak on the grill for us!! 
Dishes done, showers taken and jammies on I'm ready for bed!! Again we were blessed with a good day!! I continue to ask for travel prayers for us as we continue our trip home!!
Love and blessings to all, Fran & Capn Rod

I Was in awe of this beautiful plantation home on the waterway today!!

Capn Brownie took us by a shipyard and told us this was the ship used by Robert Ballard on a secret mission when he discovered the Titanic 30 yrs ago. You may remember Mr. Ballard as he also discovered the wreckage of President John Kennedys PT 109. 
How's that for finding treasure!!!

Woowhooo!!! a dink ride!! In Lexie's Limo!!

Wonder where this cruise is going!! Took this from our dock this evening. Now that's a boat!
They both ready for some fishing!!!!

Wednesday, February 17, 2016

2/17/16 Wednesday Butler Beach, Fla

After 3 wonderful days here in Titusville, we untied our home and cruised off around 7:15am!!! 
We traveled 92 miles today!!! 10 hours later we threw out the anchor to called it a day!!! Butler Beach is about 5 miles south of St. Augustine Fla. We discovered a beautiful cove out of the wind to spend the night!!  
We had only a snack for lunch and cereal for breakfast, so we were starved!! I was preparing a chicken noodle casserole for supper and the generator quit!!! Rod went into the motor room and discovered the radiator hose bracket on the generator had broken therefor the hose popped off and all the antifreeze from the radiator was now in the floor of the engine room!! Repair was easy, a 5 min job to replace the bracket and put in new antifreeze, but the mess to clean up took Rod a little longer!! 
Thank God he is a great fix it man!!!
Supper then completed, and enjoyed!! After an hour on the phone with my daughter Sherry,( we really needed to catch up), jammies are on and ready for a good nights sleep!! Also my kitchen fairy, aka Rod, did all the dishes!!!! Love that kitchen fairy!!
We again were blessed with a great travel day!!
Please continue to pray for our safe journey home!! Love and blessings to all, Fran & Capn Rod
Here's a few pics of today!

Sunrise this morning!!! Just as we pulled out of Titusville Marina 

Goodbye Titusville Marina!!! 

Ft. Mantanza!!! Sorry my history buff is asleep!! You'll just have to google it yourself!! Ha

God also provided us with an incredible sunset at anchor!! Magnificent!!! What a beautiful,site to end the day!

Tuesday, February 16, 2016

2/16/16 Tuesday Titusville, Fla

Our last day here in this beautiful place along with the great weather!!! We had a bad thunder storm last night, of course Lexie had us up for almost 2 hours before her Meds kicked in and she went to sleep. We heard there were tornados just inland from here. We spent the morning finishing up the last chores to be completed so we can take off tomorrow morning. 
Jim and Paula came and we enjoyed another great meal with them at New York New York Restaurant. We had assortments of gizzards, frog legs, fried oysters, fried chicken sweet potato fries, coleslaw and home made potato chips!! We all left very full indeed!!!!
One more Walmart run!! I really have no idea when I will be able to shop again before getting home!!
Paula and I enjoyed a long walk around the Marina, just enjoying being with each other, and the guys sat on the back deck talking about who knows what while we were gone!! Lol  
Then it was time to say goodbye!!! Very hard for us to do so we just say " see you again soon" !!! 
Rod and I ate fruit for supper as lunch was the big meal of the day!!, ha 
We plan to untie and leave here by 6:30-7am in the morning!! We should make it to Daytona tomorrow. 
We plan to throw out the anchor somewhere about there. 
Please keep us in your prayers for a safe travel day!! 
Love and blessings to all, Fran & Capn Rod
Hard for these two "brothers" to say goodbye too!! See you again soon!

Monday, February 15, 2016

2/15/16 Monday Titusville, Fla

We woke up this morning and made the list of all we needed to get accomplished!!! But then decided we needed to get some exercise first and ride our bike through town!!!
Of course we came upon a local restaurant and smelled bacon!!!! Could not pass up the opportunity!!!
The restaurant, Your Place!! It reminded me of Thomas Cafe in Georgetown. I had a biscuit and gravy with bacon on the side!!! Rod had eggs, ham, grits, and toast!!!! Yummy!!, sure needed to ride off these calories!!! Lol  We rode a couple of miles just enjoying the beautiful 70 degree weather!! 
Got back to the boat and chores were started and completed by 4pm. Motor maintenance done, batteries cleaned and charged up with new brackets installed. All the outside curtains on the boat washed and cleaned (they have to be polished too), Clothes washed, sheets changed, house vacuumed, and fridge cleaned out!!! We are ready to take off again!! We then decide to go back to Dixie Crossroads for rock shrimp as we enjoyed them the last time we were here. What a great treat! 
Got one more day here tomorrow. Paula and Jim will come over and spend the day!! We could not get all the groceries I needed in their car yesterday so we will pick up a few more needed things to make the last leg of our journey home. We will be home in about 2 weeks weather permitting!!  Last year we got held up at Isle of Hope near Savannah, because of ice storm!! What a great place to get stranded LOL. 
Got a few pics to share of today's adventures!!  Love to all, Fran & Capn Rod

A great breakfast enjoyed at Your Place!!

Oh !!  I forgot !!! It was a requirement that I go back to Dixie Crossroads for more Rock shrimp!!! 

We enjoyed their corn fritters!! Sorry I don't have a pic of my rock shrimp!! I devoured them before I remembered I did not take a pic!! Lol

This osprey has been sitting and hollering all afternoon just behind our boat on a street post!! She has a nest very near by and flies from nest to post!! We watched her catch a fish for her supper!! 

2/14/16 Sunday Titusville, Fla

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!!!!
I do hope everyone had a great day and was able to spend some time with the people they love!!,
We did!!! Paula and Jim came over and took us to a restaurant New York New York a local place here in Titusville. We had hoped of a chicken gizzard dinner (which we had discovered are the best we have ever eaten) but no gizzards today on the menu!!! Paula was the saddest of all!! We do plan to go back on Tuesday to enjoy them before we leave. Instead we all had the Valentines special of prime rib,roasted potatoes, asparagus, and salad!! YUMMY!!! 
We then made our shopping run to Walmart, Home Depot, and ace hardware for the supplies we needed. Then we ended the adventure with ice cream!!! Carmel delight and pumpkin scoops!!! 
Back to the boat Paula and I took a nice walk around the Marina, (needed to get in our steps and walk off a few calories). Tomorrow will be a repair and fix it and cleaning day!!!
It was a good Valentine's Day!
My love to you all !!! 
My Valentine Candy from Rod !! I also got a pink tee Shirt!!! 

Saturday, February 13, 2016

2/13/16 Saturday Titusville, Fla.

Well, another great travel day traveling back north on the waterway!!! We left Vero Beach at 7am and headed for Titusville. It was a beautiful sunny day!! It was warm on the boat but when we walked out on the front of the boat the wind was a bit chilly!!! 
We arrived in Titusville about 3:30pm and went to the fuel dock and put in 200 gals of diesel fuel. Lexie was so excited to do her business on land while the boat was being fueled!! Ha 
We then docked our boat in a slip of which we will stay for the next 3days. Being at anchor for several days we have some chores to be completed clothes to be washed, and I will definitely need some groceries. Using our battery and generator power for so many days Rod needs to do some maintenance on them as we had some power issues the last 2 days. For some reason the microwave don't want to work on generator power. But when we plugged into dock power today it was fine. Rod say he can fixi it ! Thank God for his talents of repair!!! 
We will spend some time with Paula and Jim while we are here. They can get here from Sanford in about 45 mins. We look forward to seeing them tomorrow. 
I hope everyone has a Valentine to spend time with tomorrow!!! 
Love and Blessings to all, Fran & Capn Rod

Just wanted to share this sight we saw today!! We have never seen 2 tug boats tied together traveling like this! Mom and baby!!! Hehe

Saw this unusual boat today!! We said it looked like the Jetsons yacht!! LOL