December 17-2009

I celebrated my 64th Birthday on December 16th with a couple from Texas, a solo sailor from Denmark and a couple of Aussies as they like to be called














I even had a Birthday Cake with candles not 64 mind you














Very rarely do I get the opportunity to swim with Marilyn in the ocean but this day was an exception













Since the new court decision in August of this year, boaters as ourselves, can anchor in any waters along the coast as long as we do not interrupt the flow of traffic. This give us the opportunity as you can see, right in the heart of South Beach Miami.













This boat belongs to singer Billy Joel. Note the 200 thousand runabout for fishing tied to the stern. Can anyone tell me why she is called Demolition?
















When entering any large city such as Miami one is always alert because of unforeseen traffic.

Our journey continues south. The weather has been extremely hot over the last 2 weeks. The days are not so bad because we can seek air conditioned places such as riding on the buses or visiting retail stores to get away from the sun but the nights are long when there is not a breath of air. There is a low pressure system on the way. That will be a good thing. It will cool things down. We have spent the last week or so in Miami. First we stayed at the northern end but have moved to South Beach. We have spent a lot of time on the beach and away from the boat because of the temperature. This area of Miami is alive with fast cars, large boats and tall women. It is The Art Deco area of the USA. We have not decided as to where we will spend Christmas. Today Marilyn decorated our 12 inch tree. We hope you and your family's have a great Christmas. Please remember you are celebrating the birth of Christ. The rest is commercialism.