October in Florida

We have been at home in Florida now since mid April and survived our first summer here. What we didn't know was that it was an extra hot summer. We just thought it was ordinary weather for Florida. We were able to swim in our pool every day. We also golfed 2-3 times a week....even in the heat. The secret is lots of sunscreen and lots of water! As long as you drink continuously you are fine. We even supplement some of our water bottles with drink mixes containing electrolytes. We had company in June and August. Now that October is here our daytime temps are in the 80's and night temps in the 60's. It's a beautiful time here. We have our season passes for Disney so we go into the parks periodically for the late afternoon, dinner, and fireworks show. This month Epcot has a Food & Wine Festival which features small booths from all different countries with 2 entrees, 1-2 desserts, and wine/beer pairings. Each portion is small so we split them in order to taste more. We stayed for a concert by Kool & the Gang ("Ladies Night" & "Celebrate"). It was fun. We look forward to December and walking around to see all the decorations. Who needs snow?


Once Kinvara was moved on the hard in April, Peter returned to Green CoveSprings to cover the boat with some kind of UV protective cloth. We haven't been back to see Kinvara since then so we are not sure what to expect. Everything was propped up like a spilled jigsaw puzzle for ventilation, anything not tacked down was removed, and it was thoroughly cleaned. Since this is the first time storing Kinvara in tropical weather we don't know what to expect upon return. Some Canadian friends we met who also store their boat in Florida spread charcoal all over to soak up moisture and prevent mildew. We hope this works!! Peter has scheduled Kinvara to be moved to the work yard on October 16th giving us 2 weeks to get some work done. The bottom has to be repainted, topsides has to be cleaned & waxed, and our starboard running light needs to be fixed. We need to check our sails and have our rigging checked & tuned.

And so another season begins next Saturday. We are looking forward to another adventure, this year in the Florida Keys. So if you are going to be in that area Jan through March let us know!!

We will start posting on the blog in 2 weeks to keep you updated on our progress. Hope to see some friends again that we met along our trip last year!!