Since this is all being added after-the-fact (learning this blogging stuff), the next few entries will provide a little insight into how we spent the winter in Florida.
A typical routine begins to take shape. Sleeping-in however isn't in the cards. Any number of things seems to wake Dick. Buddy insisting on being feed at first light, local crabbers motoring by, dinghies headed to shore and dolphins venting next to the boated top the list of wake-up alarms. Sleeping with the boat wide open in December, who would have thought it. The alarms for Donna are always the same; Dick clattering about in the galley and then the smell of coffee.
Life has begun to revolve around the dinghy. It's our connection to shore for socializing, shopping, laundry, showers, and most importantly, knowledge. Slowly we begin to develop new friendships with other "snowbirds" and liveaboards who are also "living on the ball". As newbies, we have a tremendous thirst for information about anything that will make our new lifestyle easier and more enjoyable. The anchorage lounge became a daily stop for coffee, wifi connection, socializing and knowledge. Knowledge is, as everyone knows, a powerful thing, but in boating it can also be expensive as you will see later.
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