Andy's a Floridian

Well, it's final.  Andy is a Floridian.  He has a driver's license, a Sun Pass, an insurance license, a permanent address, and a new phone number for the condo.  And Island Time has a slip at the Loggerhead Marina.

 Today, he's at the Miami Boat Show, having lots of fun looking at boats.  We need to start a new book called "Where's Andy?"  lol!!

In Stuart FL and Loving the Sunshine!

Hi Friends,
Andy and Dave arrived in Stuart, FL last Wednesday, 10/19.  I'm posting the pictures from that last day.  Looks like dolphins greeted them and blessed the boat!

Andy has the boat in a slip at the Loggerhead Marina, outside of the Harborage, where our condo is.  The current renter will be moving out on the 26th, so Andy will have a few days to sleep in a bed on the hard before flying home.  I'll bet those first nights are going to take some getting used to!

Andy will be flying home on Saturday, and I will be picking him up in Flint, MI in the evening.  Snickers and Precious (our cats) are already sensing something is up.  How do they seem to know when Andy is coming home??

Thanks to all of you for following The Journey.  I'll have to make some changes to the title page of the blog now that the current journey has been achieved!  Andy and Dave had a goal, and they kept plugging along until they achieved it.  Even with some adversities thrown in the mix of things.  I think the experience better prepared Andy for the next Journey.  I wonder what that Journey will be??

The Guys Are in St. Augustine, FL 10-14-11

It's been a busy week for Deb, so I'm just getting around to updating the blog.  I'm working on my food for the tailgate party tomorrow, MSU vs. U of M....  GO GREEN!! Every night this week I've been up doing IEP paperwork, so tonight it's a pleasure to stay up late and do something enjoyable and fun.    Cooking, watching Lenno and then Jimmy F., updating the blog, and having a glass of Witch's Brew.  Yum!

At the last post, the guys were sort of weathered in at Beufort, SC.  Finally it stopped raining, and they were able to go out into the ocean and make some good time.  They weren't able to sail because the wind was on their nose, but they arrived in St. Augustine yesterday.  Upon their arrival they promptly were "showered" with a nice, warm, Florida shower, and the salt was washed off the boat.  Andy was going to spend some time polishing the bright work today, because there are the beginnings of some rust spots from the salt.

Today the guys explored the fort there: Castillo de San Marcos
The slide show today are the pictures that Andy took at the fort.



Dave and Andy are enjoying St. Augustine.  The weather is sunny and in the 80's. Their next stop will be Daytona Beach.  Stuart FL is about 200 miles from St. Augustine.  Andy will be back in Michigan by the end of the month (October). I think he's going to find it a bit chilly compared to the weather in Florida!