Tuesday, January 22, 2013 – Cocoa:

            Oh my gosh!  I guess I missed almost a week of writing.  Well, that’s ok, because it would have definitely been boring.  I feel much better, and so we really need to get our act together and make tracks outta here so I can have something to write about!

            It has definitely been winter here today.  Woke up to howling, gusting wind with the boat rocking around in the slip.  We went into town at lunch time and practically got blown off the dock.  We are wearing turtlenecks, sweatshirts, socks, and jackets.  We have the heat on in the boat and haven’t even thought about going up on the flybridge.  It’s so windy, even the birds aren’t flying!  Our new smart phone says the temperature outside is 67, but with the wind it sure doesn’t feel like that – even in town where we are off the water, it feels chilly.  There were people eating outside at the sidewalk cafes – but they’re crazy.

            We had a disappointing lunch at one of our favorite spots, but I guess that happens sometimes.  There were a lot of people strolling around the town, but after lunch we decided to head right back to the boat.  As I managed to stay up for the whole day, we filled up the day by doing a boat cleaning, playing cards and catching up on e-mails, etc.

            Bob is planning on grilling a steak outside tonight (if it doesn’t blow off the grill!), and I will sauté up some spinach in a little olive oil and garlic.  I wish I had something more exciting to write about, but at least I am back on the “road to wellville.”  If you haven’t seen that movie, you should!!  I seriously am glad to be better again, and whatever I had, it was horrid, and I don’t ever want it again!  I suppose if it wasn’t the flu, it was something unknown to science!  Anyway, I’m glad to be better!!

            We are planning on leaving Cocoa now on Tuesday, January 29, and will stop in Melbourne for one night and then on to Vero Beach for a week or so.  More later…