So far, so good!

The first week or so back at Jekyll was primarily spent getting Panacea cleaned up. It is amazing how dirty she gets, both inside and out during a trip. We cleaned every square inch of the outside as she was covered in salt along with a little good ole dirt! The isenglass was cleaned as well as all the stainless. We didn't work all day, every day as it took almost a week for us to feel rested up. We would work about 4 hours a day and then just relax. Most of the old crowd is still here along with some new folks. The restaurant on the premises has changed hands and the food is very good which is a welcome change. Every Thurs nite they offer free beer to the marina so most of us go up and enjoy a good meal together. One of the couples on the dock hosted a Cajun Boil (she is from New Orleans) at the picnic area. It was a really cold evening, but there was a fire and the boil was delicious! Yes, we have had the cold weather, too! It's all relative, but for here it has been very cold for this time of year. Looks like it will be another one of those winters!! One of the dock couples have a home about an hour from here and one Sunday we all drove out there for the afternoon to BBQ. They have such a beautiful spot in the country with their own pond that they stock. The men all brought their guns and practiced shooting. Guns are VERY BIG down here. A couple of them let Alan use their guns. It was a great afternoon. The are not far from Okefenokee Swamp - a must see, I hear. Hmmmmm........they say that alligators roam the parking lot. Seriously? I am going to have to think this one over!! Our friends here, from New Hampshire, just purchased a trawler (they say it is our fault!!) and arrived yesterday to spend a couple weeks on her. They are so excited and yet overwhelmed. Exactly how we felt. We have spent the last week stripping caulk from around the windows, sanding the frames and recaulking. We finished just before the rains started. Once the weather breaks for awhile we will paint the frames. There were a few areas that needed to be addressed and we just felt we might as well do all of them now, rather than later. No different than a dirt house folks - same maintence issues!! That will be the last outside job until spring. Now we will move inside as there are always projects there, too. I'm going to attempt to publish some pix, so if you don't see them you will know why?!?!

 

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