And Back to the Chesapeake – Day 9

Welcome back boys and girls, today we stayed tied up to the dock in Titusville Fl.  Today was a day to enjoy being with friends and get some errands taken care of.  This morning we took care of some business items online since we had access to some pretty good internet.  Connie and Gordon picked us up around noon and we went to a local Italian restaurant for lunch.  They had a lunch special including salad, and drink for $7.00.  It was quite good.  Then we went to the liquor store to stock up on some refreshments then hit the grocery store, stocking up on food.  We were really pretty low on food and drink, having no bread, and basically hot dogs for meals.  So now we have food on board, good thing, because we won’t be setting foot on land again for several days, not until we get to Brunswick, about four days from now.

After we got our supplies, we brought everything back to the boat, put everything away, then Connie and Gordon took us over to the beach.  What a nice beach.  It is a federal park, which I believe Gordon said was all part of NASA’s property that was turned into a park.  It has many small parking lots spaced out along the dunes, each with a walkway over the dunes to the water.  The beach when we got there was virtually deserted, and the water was a little on the cool side, but comfortable, and the nice blue/green color you would expect.  We walked on the beach for a while enjoying the ambiance, the breeze and the surf.  A really nice diversion.

 

Afterward we hit an Irish Pub for dinner, the fish and chips were a hit, and Gordon really enjoyed the beer which he had had before.  They dropped me and Rick off about 7:30 and we said our goodbyes.  Really nice to see them again, and I can’t thank Connie and Gordon enough for playing taxi and spending so much time with us.  We had a lot of fun with them and really enjoyed it.  A BIG thanks to Connie and Gordon!

After we got back to the boat, it was time to get into preparation mode.  We topped off the water tank, filled up the empty drinking water jugs, and each did a load of laundry.  (I was down to my last pair of undies, so it was time.)

Tomorrow it’s on to Daytona, not a long day.  So boys and girls,

Until then….

P.S.  Hi Tyler

Some pictures of the beach