It has now been 4 months since we moved aboard the boat and decided we needed an excuse to sleep in a real bed, so.......we decided to go to the boat show in St. Petersburg. We rented a car today and will leave in the morning. It is about a 3 hour drive from here. Two nights in a hotel and the boat show then return on Monday.

Our boat projects are progressing. Cockpit and hull are washed and partially waxed. One side of the toe rail is all stripped of the old varnish and first coat of new varnish is on with at least another 6 coats to go and the other side to still finish sanding and 6-7 coats on that side to do as well.

Waiting on a couple of packages to arrive, one is new charts and cruising guides for the Keys and the other is sunbrella fabric so I can finish making the enclosure for the cockpit.

We ordered Chinese takeout the other night, talked to the delivery guy and he wanted to know where we are headed next and I told him the Keys. He said to watch out for the mosquitoes down there as they carry something called Dengue Fever. Looks like we will need to buy lots of mosquito repellent before we head down there.

Weather has turned a little chilly - only a high of 70 degrees!! :)