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| Waving bye to Dockside |
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| Pirates Jake and Ed seeing us off |
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| Passing by Rick and Deb on the hook |
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| What are they doing here? We just left them!! |
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| Leaving the gang |
Monday, April 25, 2011
Back that sucker outta here!
With help from our fellow boaters and dockmates, we left Thursday afternoon (after one last quickie trip to Dockside) to fuel up and anchor outside the harbor for an early departure the next morning. We hugged and hurried, leaving LOTS of good friends and times behind!
When we got to Burdine's to fuel up, we were surprised to see Phred and Candy on the dock! They''d driven down just after we left the dock, so we got to see them one more time. After we got fuel, we dropped the hook outside the harbor and enjoyed the delicious smoked fish dip Phred and Candy gave us when left and saw a GORGEOUS sunset through the Seven Mile Bridge. Sad to leave, but good to be moving (and untied) again!
Dockside memories
Anxious as we are to get into the Bahamas, it's not easy to leave Dockside. We seemed to always migrate there at least once a day, if not more, and it was nice to have a place to congregate.
On our last evening in Marathon, Candy brought her now-famous pudding shots to share. No one liked them (36 disappeared within minutes), especially Phred.
There were several regulars at Dockside, but the ones we always saw (and the ones who definitely worked the hardest) were John and Deb. They got the place started back up, did the work of 8-10 people, kept the place running, and were never ever without a smile. We'll miss them!
An extra treat on our last night was when a customer got up to play his trumpet....which he did very well. It didn't seem to matter to him that he was 93!
On our last evening in Marathon, Candy brought her now-famous pudding shots to share. No one liked them (36 disappeared within minutes), especially Phred.
There were several regulars at Dockside, but the ones we always saw (and the ones who definitely worked the hardest) were John and Deb. They got the place started back up, did the work of 8-10 people, kept the place running, and were never ever without a smile. We'll miss them!
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| John and Deb |
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| Just a little sip for Katie? |
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| The other end of Captain Wade |
Our torch is out in Marathon
We had one last night of watching Survivor with Phred and Candy and their three furry critters. We had a standing date for Wednesday nights there, and we're sure the cats knew when we were coming. It was always fun to share snacks, beverages, commentary on the show, and of course get fur fixes from the cats.
Spencer always met us at the door, and was quick to let us know (with a gentle tap) if we were ignoring him. Sassy was a little lazier, and would usually snore on the couch during the show. Jake, the formerly shy one, finally starting coming out to visit.
We'll miss our Wednesday nights!
Spencer always met us at the door, and was quick to let us know (with a gentle tap) if we were ignoring him. Sassy was a little lazier, and would usually snore on the couch during the show. Jake, the formerly shy one, finally starting coming out to visit.
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| Hey! You stopped rubbing me! |
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| Thanks, Mom, for buying throw pillows to match my eyes |
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| I'm the oldest and they won't leave me alone! |
Even Zorro leaves a mark
We visited Dockside (surprise!!) and noticed that the inhabitants of One Palm Tree Court (a section designated on the dock for gatherings, not unlike our Table of Wisdom) had installed a commemorative plaque. 
It was lovely, and we immediately decided we deserved at least equal (if not WAY better) space. Monday was Old Lady Day at Beall's Outlet, so we decided to look for a suitable symbol of our gathering place. We spent quite a bit of time there, shopping frantically for our 15% discount items, and completely forgot to look for our symbol. Thankfully, we remembered during lunch and stopped back by to shop. The gods of discounts were on our side, because we found The Perfect Item. It was big enough to write all our boat names on, it was tacky enough to truly symbolize our personalities and times at the Table of Wisdom, and it was discounted 95%. Then we got an additional 15% off the discounted price. You heard it here first, folks.....59 cents. We reluctantly let Candy foot the entire bill, since the rest of us won't let go of laundry quarters. We hurried back to begin the arts and crafts session (Katie and Therese had enough supplies to start their own Vacation Bible School) that would make our plaque complete.
Summer Wind and September Song had already headed for the Bahamas, so we added their names out of kindness. Of course we expect them to send Candy wads of money to repay her for the plaque. We also added Captain Wade, since he'd spent so much time working on our deck and hanging out afterwards that he was a member of the team.
It was lovely, and we immediately decided we deserved at least equal (if not WAY better) space. Monday was Old Lady Day at Beall's Outlet, so we decided to look for a suitable symbol of our gathering place. We spent quite a bit of time there, shopping frantically for our 15% discount items, and completely forgot to look for our symbol. Thankfully, we remembered during lunch and stopped back by to shop. The gods of discounts were on our side, because we found The Perfect Item. It was big enough to write all our boat names on, it was tacky enough to truly symbolize our personalities and times at the Table of Wisdom, and it was discounted 95%. Then we got an additional 15% off the discounted price. You heard it here first, folks.....59 cents. We reluctantly let Candy foot the entire bill, since the rest of us won't let go of laundry quarters. We hurried back to begin the arts and crafts session (Katie and Therese had enough supplies to start their own Vacation Bible School) that would make our plaque complete. |
| Proud of our handiwork |
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| Standing under our lovely fish |
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