On Sunday, we got a call from Ft. Pierce City Marina and were told we had a slip from 12/15/13 through 2/1/14. That's good news. Gay came and picked us up again and took us to the Navy Exchange for food, booze, and cigarettes. We saved a good bit of money by going there as opposed to public shopping. John got his hair cut there and they scalped him. It's so bad, he looks like he's ready to go on active duty again. It's not a high and tight but it's the next closest thing. We're supposed to leave in the morning, but it's still blowing pretty good.
On Monday, we decided to stay through Thanksgiving since the weather is being uncooperative. More wind and rain are supposed to move in later today. We called Enterprise for a rental car for a couple of days so we could drive to St. Augustine and also so we wouldn't be such a burden on Gay. They brought the car right to the marina. John went to Gay's chiropractor because his back has been bothering him. He has three discs out of alignment. He felt better after his session, but unfortunately the pain came back the next day. He thinks he needs a number of sessions before it will help. That night we went to Poe's Tavern with Gay and Terry. They have $1 PBR tall boys. It was a very cool place and we liked it a lot. Edgar Allen Poe quote: "I don't care about the passage of time, today I'm drinking ale."
Tuesday - 11/26/13 - Even though we planned to go to St. Augustine in the rental car today, it was raining cats and dogs, so we decided to stay on the boat and catch up on some things. Then we went shopping for the food we would need for Thanksgiving dinner. That evening we met Gay, Terry, and Lawson (Gay's son) at Caps on the Water for dinner. It's supposed to be bad rain and wind tonight... not again. It's also getting colder...not again. I thought we were in Florida!?!
Wednesday - Didn't do much today except take the rental car back and prepare shrimp pie and sausage stuffing for tomorrow's dinner. Gay came to the boat that evening to give us her van so she wouldn't have to worry about picking us up in the morning. While there, I fried some of the shrimp from McClellanville using Alston's secret recipe. They were delicious. That night the temperature went down to 29 degrees. WTF!?!?! This is ridiculous!!!
Thursday - Thanksgiving Day - guess what! It's cold! Went to Gay's around 10:30. Lawson drove us to "the corner" for a Thanksgiving celebration. It's like nothing I've ever done on Thanksgiving before. They close off several blocks of the main road, with police at each entrance. Only the bars are open and there are at least a thousand people there. They're wall to wall, drinking bloody Mary's, Mimosas, or beer. It goes from 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Everyone we talked to earlier this week said they were going. They said it has been a tradition for about ten years.
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| Thanksgiving morning at "the corner" |
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| From l. to r. - Gay's friend Veronica, Gay, Terry, me, John (notice the coats) |
Got back to Gay's about 1:30 and started preparing dinner. While dinner was cooking, we stood around the outside heater.
We had a great dinner. After dinner we built a bonfire and sat outside for about an hour until the fire went out. We then went inside to get warm but it was 60 in Gay's house and she refused to turn the heat on, so we all sat there with coats on. I love you girl, but your house was just too cold. I was glad when I got back to the boat where the heater had been on all day and it was toasty warm.
We're leaving in the morning and heading to St. Augustine, FL. Currently 916 miles south of the Bohemia River.
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