We had a surprise visit Friday from Dick Jones (s/v M&M Packet) from our home marina in Tennessee. Dick is a sailor extraordinaire, having logged more miles than Jack Sparrow (without all the repairs, gold teeth and wooden extremities). He traveled south from Tennessee in early autumn (single-handing most of the trip), and he's now in Marathon for a few days. We saw him briefly before Christmas, and it was great to see him again.
Our friends Bill and Charlotte from Omega (Papa Smurf and his bride from our days on the hard at Lee Spry Marina when we all sanded and painted) live in Summerland Key. Friday they picked us up for a visit in their beautiful home (designed and built entirely by Bill with hand-picked materials) with a view of both the ocean and the canal (and Omega tied up dockside). We talked a lot, met their neighbors, walked and biked, and ate far too much far too often. One of their kind neighbors gave us tickets to a Habitat for Humanity cookout and concert on Sugarloaf Key, where we had great food and heard great music with a backdrop of the blue-green water and deep blue sky. Bill took us for a dinghy ride through the canals (so we could covet his neighbors' homes and views). We had delicious pizza at the No Name Pub (notice the dollar bills all over the ceiling and walls and every available surface), and visited their church on Sunday to see more of Bill's handiwork (he contributed his skills and work there as well). It was such a good visit, and it's always fun to catch up with new best friends you've made in your travels. We loved their B&B and hope we can find it again (unless they know we're coming and move before we get there).
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