The aftermath

 12/26- Finally we have some Florida weather. It was in the seventies all day and all night with very little wind. It did of course threaten rain all day but it never materialized and it was just plain humid. 

    This morning the town looked like it was getting over a hangover. The streets were deserted and the gnome like city workers were back on the job shoveling all the trash into bins and getting the streets ready for the next round. The locals call this week between Christmas and New Year’s hell week and I can see why. This evening we went out to dinner with Mike and Carla as they are staying another week while we are moving on. You are only allowed to spend 7 nights in a month on the moorings. Anyway the place was just as mobbed tonight. One restaurant said it was a 2 hour wait for a table. There are multiple restaurants and yet they are all full and the streets are packed. We did get in to eat by being in the right place at the right time. 

    It’s really pretty now from the boat as the moon is full and the wind calm so the water is like glass. And it is comfortable to sit outside in the cockpit even late at night. Hopefully the skies will clear for our run tomorrow. 

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