02/02/2013, City Marina, K Dock, Fort Pierce, Florida
I guess I have developed a routine on Saturday. I am up at 7 for my normal bike ride. When I go by Marina Square where the Saturday market is being set up, I stop and get bread, and return to WINSONG for coffee. Then it's back to Ace High Farms to buy oranges or grapefruit. In order to get oranges or grapefruit, I have to use my folding bicycle, that has a milk cart bolted over the rear tire. It serves as my truck. I always enjoy seeing Mr. and Mrs. Monahan and a young helper who is learning the citrus trade. How good is that! I really enjoy seeing them on Saturday.
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02/01/2013, City Marina, K Dock, Fort Pierce, Florida
After I left the Port of Ontonagon on Lake Superior on August 1st, 2012 heading to Fort Pierce, my wife Margaret had many projects going, including having the sand dunes in front of our beach house pushed down. Dale Safer a fellow sailor in Ontonagon, just sent me this picture. Just off to the right, off camera, is Lake Superior.
Today is FRIDAY FEST in Marina Square, so it will be a fun night with live music and a LOT of people.
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01/31/2013, City Marina, K Dock, Fort Pierce, Florida
Tomorrow I plan to bike down to the Fort Pierce Yacht Club. At the last Coffee With the Mayor, I met Commodore Craig Zezeck, and he invited me to come on over. Hopefully next year I can become a member. I go by the club every morning on my daily bike ride. Besides sailing events, they have numerous social events.
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01/30/2013, City Marina, K Dock, Fort Pierce, Florida
I often spend the evening at the Tiki Bar at Fort Pierce City Marina. I can pick up a strong WiFi connection there. When using my MacBook, I had difficulty seeing the keyboard, so I have gotten a nice little LED light that plugs into the USB port on the computer. It's a hit. Numerous people have asked where I got it.
I am still flying the University of Michigan flag on WINDSONG. Today I was in the cockpit lying in the sun and listening to the radio when nice couple came down the dock. It turned out they had attended the U of M. But better yet. The lady was a librarian that worked at the American Library Association office in Chicago. How good is that. For those of you who don't know me, I am a old, seasoned, librarian, with an A.M.L.S. Degree from the Rackham School of Graduate Studies, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan. My wife's mother was also a librarian. Her dad was on a library board. I guess it kinds of runs in the family. I am also a board member of the Ontonagon, Michigan Township Library.
The first meeting of what is now the American Library Association dates back to a meeting held in Philadelphia in 1874. In attenance were 90 men and 13 women, among them Justin Winson (Boston Public, Harvard), William Frederick Poole (Chicago Public, Newberry), Charles Ammi Cutter (Boston Athenaeum), Melvil Dewey and Richard Rogers Bowker. Attendees came from as far west as Chicago and from England.
Later the headquarters of the ALA were relocated to Chicago, IL.
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01/30/2013, City Marina, K Dock, Fort Pierce, Florida
Late in the afternoon the U.S. Customs and Border Protection vessel came into Moore's creek. You can't see it in the picture, but it had FOUR very LARGE outboards on it.... probablly 1,000 horsepower! The look around and then backed out with some difficulty. Sock Monkey hid!!
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01/30/2013, City Marina, K Dock, Fort Pierce, Florida
The motto of Fort Pierce is THE SUNRISE CITY. On most days I am up just as the sun is coming up. Picture was taken this morning on a wonderful clear day at Fort Pierce.
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