Yesterday and today our activities have been minimal. Marsha finished one book and started another, Harry did some sketching, we both consumed a significant amount of seafood, and just sat and enjoyed the scene.
The downtown area of Apalachicola is about 4 blocks wide and 10 blocks long. Our hotel is at one end of the long side so we walk an average of about 7 blocks to get to the dead center.
This means that you can easily walk to either of the two coffee shops, any restaurant of which there are many fine ones, and all the shops. There is a small park on the waterfront for sitting and watching the fishing and pleasure boats, birds.
This means that you can easily walk to either of the two coffee shops, any restaurant of which there are many fine ones, and all the shops. There is a small park on the waterfront for sitting and watching the fishing and pleasure boats, birds.
Our neighbor Christianne Mager sent us this photograph of our house with the snow that has fallen so far.
Last night we took the advice of a woman we met earlier in the Cafe con Leche to join the local crowd at Tamara's Tapas Bar for the Saturday night feature - John Sutton Band. Although we were the only non-locals in the place and definitely the oldest couple in the room we enjoyed the music and even danced a bit.
Today, Linda and Dan arrived here in plenty of time for the sometimes anxiety producing but ultimately "inflating" Super Bowl win by the Patriots last night. If there was anyone asleep in the Hotel at the moment of the interception they were probably awakened by our collective whoops of joy.
The kerfuffle of the past two weeks is a sad commentary on the National Media's blatant disregard for facts, the lack of scientific knowledge of the general public and their reality show induced desire to talk endlessly about anything.
The kerfuffle of the past two weeks is a sad commentary on the National Media's blatant disregard for facts, the lack of scientific knowledge of the general public and their reality show induced desire to talk endlessly about anything.