2/6/2015
Marathon FL
Posted by Bill
Been busy for a few days. I told in a previous post of friends that have a house on Big Pine Key. They came and picked us up Tuesday afternoon and we spent a few days at their house. They bought the house a couple of years ago and did some remodeling. It is really nice! Great way to get away from winter. Tuesday night we attended a neighborhood gathering with them, played in a cornhole tournament (lost in the first round) and partied through the night. Wednesday, some of the same neighbors hauled their scooters to Key West, and the rest of us rented them for the day. We hopped to a few places for drinks and then the group went to a movie. We opted to continue to enjoy the scooters, the weather, and all the insanity that Key West has to offer. We also met one of Tricia’s old workmates, who now lives there, and had happy hour with her. After that we caught up with the group again and had some drinks, listening to a guy playing guitar, and then scootered around some more. We ended up going home close to 11:00. It was great fun.
The next day we had to go back to the boat, as we had a guy coming to help us with the battery saga. Turns out the batteries are bad, so now we are back to dealing with Walmart (oh joy!). I also ended up catching a nasty…NASTY…bug. It started Tuesday and by the end of the day Thursday I felt like total shit. We found out something is going around, and they don’t know if it is the flu or a bad cold. I finally had to resort to taking some 600mg of Motrin leftovers from a previous surgery to cut the aches and pain. Hopefully, I didn’t pass it on to anyone, especially Tricia.
Despite not feeling up to it, we took a bike ride to look at new batteries and get some fresh Hog Fish and Shrimp for dinner. Pretty much wore me out, but I am looking forward to eating it.
Many thanks to Jim and Jackie for their hospitality and for hauling us around for a few days. They want us to come back, and we do too. Need to get well again and get some work done on the boat, and then we’ll see if they are still free for company.