closing in...

...on our departure to the Bahamas!  This morning, Donnie tended to a few boat projects before we left for Key West to get our ID cards with Customs and Border Protection.  We received our decal for Marquesa the end of last week.

Donnie replaced our mainsheet- thanks to Matt for sewing the eye for us :)

He also mounted our Yeti cooler to the deck...this became significant later.

Our appointment with Customs was at the Key West Int'l airport. As we
walked past baggage claim, this fella was looking longingly into the
window- he was waiting for his mail order bride from Guatemala.

After a little finger printing, and picture taking, we got our cards!

We stopped at Mangrove Mama's for some amazing chicken quesadillas :)

Today the 'weather balloon' was low in the sky with its cameras
trained to our neighbors to the South.

We ran several errands this afternoon on our way home- West Marine,
Daffy's, Walgreen's and Publix for groceries.  Wouldn't you know,
as I'm unloading the groceries, the refrigerator had been OUT all day,
AGAIN.  I unloaded the freezer that was nearly all thawed out, and took
it to Kenny and Fran's freezer. I then loaded up with ice, and moved
everything else into the Yeti and our drinks cooler. Mr. Fix It went to
work on the wiring again- the dive gear knocked the connections loose.

While I was fixing dinner, I looked out to see the sun setting-
Stop everything!  Gotta go have a look!

The sun was 'melting' into the ocean; it was
looking promising for a green flash.



The water was flat, the sky was clear at the
horizon...and though I didn't capture it, we had
a green flash! That's two nights in a row :)

What a beautiful evening sky... God is good.

The beautiful moment of the sunset was lost, as we turned to walk back to
our boat...Willy T was making a deposit in Mayor Dan's Paradise Pointe
front yard. When the Mayor is away, the cat will play- not nicely. Dern cat.
G'nite, y'all!