Hello 2013

Tuesday, January 1, 2013


Ah, the start of a new year. Hello 2013!
We slept on and off all night last night.
Cars and golf carts, barking dogs and lights kept breaking up our sleep but it was all good.
There are worse places to sleep and I actually felt fairly secure.
We had the windows cracked but it was still muggy warm. I was grateful that it didn’t rain so we’d have to close the windows all the way.
     Firecrackers heralded in our awareness that the new year had begun and we wished each other a happy new year, adjusted our bodies in the car seats, and went back to sleep. I somehow couldn’t drag myself out of the car to do a victory dance at living another year and then climbing back in to sleep.
     At 6am I had to wander to the marina head and noticed that we'd had a sleeping buddy next to us -  a white Sheppard pup was snoozing away outside the car. My movement didn't bother the adolescent Shepard at all as I came and went and loaded our bags in the trunk. He looked like our sentinel for the night and I was wishing that I could take her/him with us (sigh). He seemed like a lost angel sent to watch over us and I had to wonder if  someone was watching over us. I felt that secure all night.
     We were able to get the car checked back in at Thrifty, promptly at 8am, and the van got us to the ferry dock by 8:23am. So we had plenty of time to spare before the ferry left for Culebra. I found the ticket window, got our tickets AND because Wayne was a senior citizen we were able to be first on-board the fast ferry to Culebra. Gee - seniorhood is definitely showing some perks here. Local citizens of Culebra in line first, then it was changed to senior citizens and handicaps first (I guess I qualified being with Wayne). So once again - a perk of being first onboard because of Wayne’s senior status :)
     Once we got to Culebra I texted Bruce (Celtic Rover) to see if he was around and could come get us. Yes, he could, and did. Jan was getting ready for her walk in town and we decided on a nap. I couldn’t believe how crowded the harbor was. When we’d left there were only a third of the boats that were here when we got back. Amazing… Large sport fishing boats and yachts were rafted together – some as many as 7 were rafted together and there was a little helicopter on one dock. Bruce said the place was hopping. I believe it! But for us, it’s been a quiet day of napping and reading. Wayne put up the antenna for me but I still can’t connect to the internet…
     I made some salad for dinner with cheeses, salami, ham and the regular accoutrements of vegis that I still haven’t used yet. It’s getting dark so time for the anchor light and some more reading…