The ICW
Today my husband and 2 oldest are bringing Das Boot along the ICW (Intra-coastal Waterway) to it’s new home in….another harbour. It is a long trip, and I totally regret my decision not to go. It would have been a beautiful sail. The dog….she must pee during the day, and I was not sure she could hold it for that long. So here I sit.
In the boats new home, she will be hauled out and have her hull cleaned, sanded and repainted. She will also have her rudder worked on. It is anticipated she will be out on blockes for 10 days to 2 weeks.
So, the weekend came and went. Did we make any decisions? Why yes, we did. The boat haul was one of them. We also decided I need to hit the pavement this week with a real estate agent and go see every available house in our price range. That is as far as we made it in the decision category.
We also decided we needed to go to the beach. We packed a cooler and I slipped in a couple of Tecates. Does this sound like avoidance behavior to you, because it crossed our minds as such.
The boys met some kids on the beach that had a huge net, and they would go out, scoop up the sargasm grass floating in the water, and bring it back to shore to sift through it. They found some amasing creatures. A large sargasm fish, seahorses, pipefish, gobies, sargasm shrimp and other little reef fish. They put them in a big bucket and observed their catch for a bit, then released all unharmed.
I took a grand total of 3 pictures all day. I was too busy participating in the day and by the time I remembered my camera, the boys had released all the creatures, had surfed, and were winding down.
I did find a $20 bill floating in the water. It waved around saying “Hi! Come get me. I will pay for some good, cheap Mexican food for you and your family tonight.” So I reached down and grabbed it, completely thinking it was not a real bill. Happily it was, and it treated us to some excellent mexican food at our favorite little hole in the wall.
And now I must stop this procrastinating and call the real estate agent we have been referred to. I may be out of pocket for a bit, so here, have a random photo of grocery carts to keep you busy:
I have no idea how they got like that or why. I suspect it has something to do with the crop circles.
Don’t sell yourself short, after all you did make two major decisions well 3 if you count snagging the 20.oo bill! Can’t wait to hear what you guys decide, I am rooting for you to live on the coast because I am jealous…
You know the grocery carts look an awful lot like something in the desert outside of Marfa. Aren’t you glad you’re not in Marfa…don’t give up with the real estate thing. Something will turn up — there are lots of options down there. Really. Love ya.
House hunting is fun! Good luck and I pray you find the perfect house for the perfect price.
So much jam packed into a tiny little post! Awesome on finding the money – and awesome too that you are looking at houses. And the carts? Too funny! Loved it. Lastly; “we decided we must go to the beach” – I say that is a great idea no matter when or where! Ha.
You have obviously never lived in Pittsburgh! The carts are saving someones parking space. Here people use anything not nailed down carts, lawn chairs, kitchen chairs, you name it. God help you if you move said item and park!!!!
All these beach pictures are torturing me.
mak
I love your day. When we were seaside last weekend, both my husband and I were thinking;”There has to be a way to live like this year round”…Sounds like that is what you guys are doing. You’re my inspiration
You should totally do it Meredith. Those photos you have posted are to die for!
We think we found a house…..and I won’t have to give up my first born to have it! And, it is a modest, but lovely house we can totally see ourselves in.