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 12/10- We have been having quite the time here. The marina lent us a golf cart and we drove around the island doing some sightseeing. We took out bikes the next day and toured around. It was fun riding your bike down the beach. I did see an armadillo. A guy who was there said he was from Texas and had seen hundreds of armadillos but this was the first live one he had ever seen. This is a very well kept place and very scenic. The beach is wide and flat with very few stones or even large shells. And the live oaks are everywhere and some are huge with piles of Spanish moss hanging from them. We took the golf cart again and went to the pond that the girl in the office said would have alligators. Sure enough it did and we saw 3 or 4 smaller ones. 

   This afternoon a squall came through with 55 mph winds. It was intense. The boat heeled over tied to the dock. Stuff was blowing off other people’s boats. And typically it lasted about 20 minutes and then just calmed right down. This is the tail end of the storm system that is hammering New England. The temperature is supposed to drop tonight into the lower 40’s. 

   The docks are always nice because you get to meet so many more people. This dock was no exception. We met a couple of guys on a 52 foot sailboat who had just arrived from the Bahamas. One was from Stowe in Vermont and he was headed back there. Another was a single guy in a small trimaran headed south. He could not even stand up in his boat. There were several more folks who were regulars on the dock that were interesting also. One of the cruise boat captains had seen a post on Facebook and wanted to learn more about Cape Dorys so he stopped by to visit as well. 

    I think we have just about used up this place so we hope to head out again in the morning. It should be interesting with the wind pinning us to the dock and the tide not helping either. Hopefully the dock hands will have some good suggestions. 


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