Finally got out on my kayak to survey how the waterways were looking. Still a lot of derelict storm tossed boats hanging around. Sunseeker appears to be resuming construction now that the destroyed cranes have been removed. What an eyesore. I was graced with dolphins on my paddle – always a treat.
2022-11-23 Post Propane and Winging Wipeouts
An unexpected outcome of the winging turned out to be board burns on my knees. Ouch. I was also feeling every sore muscle in my body. Pass the Advil, please. I immediately ordered knee pads at the recommendation of my winging friend for future sessions. I also ordered a highly rated butane fueled portable stove […]
2022-11-19 Winging in Keys
Escape from the destruction zone! Despite the propane tire mishap, the show must go on! I split two days of wing foiling private instruction off a boat in the Keys with a new friend I’d met through a women’s winging Facebook group. I had just attempted to pick up wing foiling in California, but wasn’t […]
2022-11-18 Semi Tire Meets Propane
My big accomplishment today was not blowing up. I’ll take it. So heading to a weekend of wing foiling lessons in the Keys (and a break from hurricane cleanup), I was in Miami, only 20 miles from where I was going to stop to do my work day when a semi tire appeared in my […]
2022-11-16 The Claw Returns
Home, sweet home. KT is back in California. A has her new phone 🙂 The yard is still a sponge, so I’m back on the mound, but it’s actually a decent spot. I can still see the river from the tent. The house roof was repaired today. Things are coming together. (I did not upgrade […]
2022-11-12 Tampa Airport – RV Show
Slept in the Tampa airport cell phone lot last night ahead of KT’s early morning flight. The proximity made rolling into the departures terminal at 5:30am much easier than getting up at 3am and driving up from Punta Gorda. A bit noisy. I think the long term lot (paid) would have been better. After dropping […]
2022-11-10 Nicole
Nicole dumped a lot of rain. Judging by the yard, I picked the right spot for the van, however, just walking to it meant walking through water. I ended up overturning a paddle board and using it as a bridge. And now, for an entertaining #vanlife story… A few mornings ago, just before 6am, I […]
2022-11-09 Nicole (another storm) Incoming
My main initial focus after clearing the driveways was the back yard so I could move the van back there for a feeling of normalcy in returning to my van down by the river. A new storm, Nicole, was inbound, so I kept moving the van around the yard looking for the highest ground. I […]
2022-11-04 The Claw!
(Said in the awed voice of the toys in Toy Story) Initially, I was worried the claw would arrive before I was ready and had everything on the curb. As time went on, looking at the debris-littered neighborhood started wearing and getting depressing. The neighbors and I had taken to looking at the county GIS […]
2022-10-30 KT Arrives
KT arrived and after retrieving him from the airport, we stopped to visit our good friends and former neighbors from Virginia who moved to Sarasota. Then my dad arrived for Halloween. Family dinner and photos at Fisherman’s Village.