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| Cement trees? (the trunks) |
I've noticed that when the temps down here are in the teens
or twenties, it always makes the first page of a newspaper up north. However,
when the temperatures recover the next day to the 60's or higher, there's never
any mention in the same newspaper! Today we topped out in the low 80's, did you
read about it in the northern newspapers? Oh well, we enjoyed the warm weather
anyway.
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| "Normal" palms |
Today was another day of putting the boat back together
after a 2 month absence. On Sunday I'll add the new ballast to hopefully balance
out the new genset we installed last year. Rudy Colich was kind enough to round
up 200 feet of 3/8" chain for that purpose which I'll put in the port
locker. I currently have a 1.7 degree list to starboard. It will be interesting
(to me!) to see how much correction I can get.
Waling along the
path to the dockhouse, I was reminded of our first trip south in a car. We
entered a town and saw these rows of what looked like cement (artificial)
trees. The trunks were completely smooth and didn't look real. We later learned
they were Royal Palms and completely natural. There are close cousins down here
next to the cabbage palms that have a more traditional look, at least to
northerners (see photos).
After the last of the boat prep work is done (I hope) on
Sunday, we plan on heading south once again Monday morning and anchoring in the
Eau Gallie area off the ICW. It will feel good to be on the move again!
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