Took a day off

We’re still at anchor in Boca Raton Lake. The weather was perfect, in the 80s and sunny, so I took the day off to play.

In the morning, I drove Sue to the boat ramp so she could hit the grocery stores to prep for Thanksgiving. When she came back, I dug the paddle board out and inflated it.

Last February, I took a week off and went to Key Largo. The main reason was to learn how to paddle board. Everyday was spent on, and falling off, the paddle board. The place I was staying at was an RV park and there was a tiki hut with chairs on the water. The old guys were entertained watching me fall and try again. Like most old guys, they had lots of advice and opinions. And like most advice and opinions, it was all BS.

By the end of the week I was getting pretty good with the board. My final day, I went to John Pennekamp Park and was able to navigate through the mangroves. I even managed to sneak up on some manatees. Mission accomplished, or so I thought.

When I got on the paddle board today, it was as if I’d never been on one before. I was starting from scratch again. Ugh! I put the board away and I’ll dig it out again when we hit the Bahamas.