Sombrero Marina, Marathon, Florida: January 29, 2021
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Marc- 59 degrees with 15 knot North wind this morning in Marathon for our morning walk. I wore my blue jeans and a sweatshirt. There were not many people out. Sue and I decided to explore a new neighborhood near the airport. Amazing that the road to the nearby peninsula is Aviation Drive when it does not go to the airport. It does cross the approach path to the one runway (a rather long runway since jets land here at the Marathon airport). Many of the homes have rental signs in front. Most of the homes on the water appear to have been rebuilt to the new hurricane building code.
It does seem strange that we are thinking of upgrading our air conditioning on board Lucy III when dealing with cooler weather here in the Keys. Long range weather reports call for a return to warm humid weather. Our small AC unit simply cannot keep up. I met with a local marine AC expert who spent considerable time educating us on systems and space requirements. We do have space in the lazarette (the empty storage space behind the pilot berth, a/k/a Sara's bunk). We are awaiting a quote. Next to the AC store is a bike rental shop. We do miss our bikes and are thinking of renting.
Tonight was pizza night here aboard Lucy III. Michael ordered an excellent pizza and came over for dinner. We have evening entertainment from the bar with live music nearby (two boats away on the docks). Closer to home the marina cat, Gizmo, decided to come on board for a visit while we were eating in the cockpit. He immediately shot down the companionway steps and headed for the forward cabin with Sue in hot pursuit. He found his way through a small opening into the space under the forward bunk. Sue enticed him out of his hiding space with a slice of roast beef and carried him off to the dock.
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