March 27, 2014 Day 133
South for the Winter
The
Marina at Ortega Landing Jacksonville, FL
We continue to spend
our winter here at Ortega Landing until May 1st. We were happy to have Bill’s brother Chuck
and sister-in-law, Becky visit us in late February. Their timing was perfect. They joined us for the Mardi Gras party the
marina hosted and brought us our masks and beads to wear! We had a fun
evening.
We were also happy to
see Tom and Meliesa (on Journey Monk)
when they arrived on their way north. More Loopers are arriving every week at
Ortega Landing. Bob and Janet (Harmony)
and Rick and Margi (Journey Power Cat)
are here for a few weeks and we have enjoyed seeing them and catching up on old
times! We boated with these three
couples last summer.
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| Decked out for Mardi Gras! |
Joyce had surgery at
the Mayo Clinic on March 12 and has recovered nicely. Her only limitations are not
to lift anything over five pounds. That has not been a problem!
Bill continues to work
on his new hobby of bird carving and is doing well at it! We also spend time reading, walking and tackling
ongoing boat projects.
We do have good news
to share! Our granddaughter, Abigail Joy
Craig, was born February 20. We are so eager to hold Abby when we drive to Colorado
to visit in June!
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| Bill's curlew |
We will to update the
blog again in April and once we are back on the water in May, we will return to
daily updates.
