We realize that we have not been keeping up our blog recently (and many of you let us know, too) but we had to leave the boat mid-March to go back to CA. We sold our house in Half Moon Bay and actually managed to move out of it in 2 weeks - not easy given the amount of stuff it turned out we owned. After many 12 hour days we moved out and into half of a duplex that Mal owned in Sunnyvale. So we went from 3500 sq ft to under 1000! It's actually smaller than our boat. But we think we will be very comfortable there. Sunnyvale is a nice city and we are in walking distance of downtown, shops, restaurants, farmers' market, etc. Mal's daughter Candace and granddaughter Renata live in the other half of the duplex, and the rest of the family is nearby. Of course, if you know Mal you can imagine the difficulty he has had giving up his large garage for one that cannot fit even one car. But he is managing to adjust.
While we are away we are having new windows put in, a new roof and exterior painted. It will be like a brand new house when we return.
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| Our new abode in Sunnyvale. |
We are now back in Fort Pierce, awaiting the return of Captain Harold, who had back surgery while we were busy moving. He hopes to get clearance from his doctor to go cruising again next week, and we hope to set out for NC by the 26th.
Meanwhile we have been enjoying the area. We took a few days' trip to the Keys (stayed in Long Key and visited Key West) and stopped in Fort Lauderdale on the way back to visit our friends Helena and Scott Cooper, our next door neighbors in Maui, who have moved there recently.
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| Long Key |
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| Lime Tree Resort on Long Key |
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| End of Route 1 in Key West |
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| Fort Pierce City Marina |
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A brilliant sunset double rainbow. For a while we had thunderstorms every evening. In the background, behind Mal, the city is building artificial islands designed to protect the marina from hurricanes.
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| T/T Twilight Time - lots of fun. Goes like a shot - 25 hp on a 12 foot RIB. |
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| At Archie's, one of our favorite beach dives. Great burgers, terrific shrimp/ |
Hope that everyone recognizes that there are very few pictures of Carol. It has something to do with the fact that she is the only one who can seem to operate the IPhone or IPad camera. Lessons will follow.
