Independence is at a stopping point, here in Central Florida. You really don’t realize how big a state it is, till you start making your way down the ICW [editor: Inland Coastal Waterway goes down most of the East Coast]. This is a planned stop, as we have free dockage at our generous friend’s dock. It is also a good boating town and premier fishing area, thus many marine supply stores. The Wagner’s are here, also provisioning and planning to jump off and do a fast run to Georgetown as soon as Paloma clears out & seas die down. As we re-charge ourselves, we plan to visit many friends in this area before heading down to Ft. Lauderdale for a while.
More friends there, and final provisioning.
This past week, listening to election results at an anchorage in northeast FL, then making our slow way south while the world, the country, and Florida (!) get accustomed to the idea of a non-white President, and a very different administration, has been quite momentous. Emails and phone calls and text msgs were flying between Independence & friends & family. Wow, what a difference 4 years makes. (and 8 years ago, when Lisa called us in Palm Beach County & wondered what the hell was going on down here, & why didn’t we straighten them out?)
We attended the Stuart air show yesterday, and were treated to an impressive display from sky-writing to wing-walking to formation flying to very fast and very loud air force jets, all amongst a family-style carnival atmosphere with heavy recruiting & promotion going on at many booths. Our tax dollars at work. They are just completing the final run for today right above Independence, with the “Missing Man” formation. I will post some photos to picasaweb soon.
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