After a pitiful attempt at school work since we were racing the boat back and forth through the bridge for our pump out, we went to the beach armed with our new gear. The waves were fun, but our $7.99 kadima racket set won the day. I’ve been sad to be missing paddle and lamenting the fact that we couldn’t fit our tennis rackets aboard, but this solved the problem! We’re hooked.
We caught up with family friends for lunch, which was such a treat, despite feeling like schlubs needing to be chauffeured in our car-less state. Our acquaintance list is dear and gratiously so accommodating of our ‘ways’, a fact we are so grateful for.
This afternoon we moved off of the mooring to the dock in front of the lovely home of Andy’s former boss, and our indebtedness for all that’s been bestowed upon us in these past few weeks grows bigger still. Good company every step of the way, great sights to take in, and a few iguanas:
Our plan is to stay in the Ft. Lauderdale area for a few days and noodle around a bit more before headed outside the waterway to jump down to Miami. Since we’ve taken the Bahamas off the table for this year due to the extremely unsettled weather they’ve been having, our adjusted goal to get to the Keys and Dry Tortugas is well within reach. Here we [slowly] go!
Paddle cross training on the beach — I love it!!
Dan would have been proud of our backhand range! (As we flailed about like lunatics.)