December 2, 2018 - December 9, 2018
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| I took this picture when it stopped raining. |
On Monday morning it continued to rain, but only lightly. We were able to fill our water tanks, get the dinghy off the fore deck and onto the dock, and hang our icicle christmas lights. We, also, tracked down a leak in the water system that was causing our pump to run more than necessary and the water tanks to empty too quickly. Once Bob tightened a few connections under the floor it seemed to be fixed. We are both tired of the dampness that the rain brought with it. When the sun came out we opened the hatches and ran the fan in our heating system continuously to dry things out. We walked to the restaurant for lunch. Neither of us were very impressed with the quality of the food so we won’t be going there very often.
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| The lights add a festive air to the boat. |
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| Isn’t my yellow bike the cutest! |
On Tuesday we rented a car to drive to Folly Beach Walmart to purchase bikes to use around town this winter. After completing our purchase we found we couldn't get them into the car (we had originally thought they would be in boxes to be put together by us). A man in a car next to us suggested that we buy a bike rack to transport the bikes and that’s what we did. While Bob was inside buying the bike rack several people offered their help- southern friendliness. I’m so excited to start biking around town.
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Next problem was where to keep them so they wouldn’t wind up in the harbor.
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Our first outing on the bikes was on Wednesday. We rode to the Charleston City Market which is a long building housing various local vendors in the French Quarter. You can find jewelry, scarves, designer clothing, wood carving, sweet grass baskets (a traditional craft of the Gullah people), and much more.
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I love walking through the market looking at all the unique wares.
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After perusing the offerings we walked to NewYork City Pizzeria for lunch. It’s great to find a place that serves great pizza by the slice and good salads. I’m sure we will go there often. Back at the boat bob slipped as he was entering the cockpit and smashed the screen of his iPhone. We will have to find a place that makes iPhone repairs.
Early on Thursday morning we took an Uber to Mt. Pleasant to the iPhone repair store. While the phone was being repaired we did some shopping at
Walmart (in the same shopping center). We purchased a new crock pot and enough food to sustain Bob while I am away next week visiting Claire (my children’s grandmother) and my son’s family.
We took another bike ride downtown on Friday to a to a restaurant we had visited before. It was a beautiful sunny day, but rain is predicted for the weekend.
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| Her's some amusing signs I found hanging in a restaurant in Folly Beach on Tuesday. |
Early Saturday morning we took the shuttle downtown to visit the Christmas market. The sky was overcast and we had to bundle up against the cold northerly wind. We bought vegetables and tomato sauce and looked at all of the unique items for sale by local artists and craftsmen. Next on our agenda was to take the shuttle to West Marine. The shuttle goes to the West Marine every day at 11:00 am and picks the riders up at 12:30. That gave us just enough time to get the wire Bob needed to fix our electrical problem, buy some cat food and have lunch at the nearby deli. It started raining just as we returned to the boat and didn’t stop until Sunday afternoon. At high tide on Sunday morning there was coastal flooding downtown and at the marina office.
Sunday afternoon I prepared for my trip to Sarasota and Houston. My next blog will be about that trip.
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