It's rained everyday for a couple of weeks... like clockwork, the afternoon heat arrives and a storm follows it. But, because it's so predictable, we can usually plan around it.
Today we waited till the first round finished before walking round the riverwalk and over to the Pirate Fest.
But... The pirates have overtaken our little town and look to be enjoyin' their liberities.
Arrrrr... Me town has b'n o'er run by pirates
They're runn'n round like a blithering bunch o' rats...
Fight'n "Smoke 'em if yew got 'em, matey!" an' drink'n like fools.
Even "Nancy-Pants!" fight'n their lasses.
Today we got a few pirate pics at the festival, but haven't processed them yet. Nothing like this guy's photographs though.
Crew Istaboa's not the desert type... or the large crowd type, but I bet Burning Man would be a trip.
Check this guy out:
When acclaimed studio photographer Eric Schwabel goes to Burning Man he
doesn’t leave his passion behind. In 2010 he took a clever hand built
“light suit” to the massive festival in Nevada’s Black Rock Desert and
captured the plethora of beautiful, colorful revelers in engaging
detail. Below we catch up with Schwabel for an exclusive interview about
his experiences on the dusty playa.
Nope... we're not up to much. Having those maintenance issues dealt with in between rain showers. It's pretty hot after those bouts of rain due to the steam and the Florida sun. We're not complaining though... been catchin up on our reading (just finished the Stieg Larson Mellenium trilogy... it's good... Mel's nose down into Jodi Picoult's Sing you home... must be good too.) and doing some research... not to mention tussling with the folks at the Apple store in Palm Beach. (That's a whole other story to be told in person.)
But yesterday as I sat inside Istaboa, watching the steam rise off the docks, I thought of Bagan; remember the 57 Nordhavn that did the Northwest Passage a couple of years ago? If you keep up with this blog you probably will. So I googled Bagan and came up with the trailer for the movie that has yet to be released. Too bad, it seemed to be such a good idea and a great adventure.
A fellow named Sprague Theobald. Watch.
Then I googled a little deeper and found this video. Sights, sounds, and images of a world that most of us will never experience. I did go to Greenland years ago in another life, but I didn't see Narwhals or Polar bears.... Did hang out with some Eskimos though...( that too is a whole other story to be told in person.)
Interesting video.
Almost cooled us off just watchin this video—almost.
This one reminds me of Pickwick Lake in Tennessee; where we had a home and kept Istaboa for several years... There the real labor day weekend was the weekend after, when the locals would throw a party at Jon's Pier and party at the waterfall without the crowds.
Yesterday we took our friend Bob, his daughter Sarah. and her family out in the Albury to sight see and lunch at Fins in Manatee Pocket.
They're a nice family and it was a nice day.
We later saw Bob walking Clyde and he seemed happier that we've seen him in a long time.
They made his holiday and ours too.
This will be a happy day at Compass Cay and Wild Tamarind. Will has flown back to the Exumas to complete the project at Wild Tamarind and repair the damage Irene inflicted on the system at Compass Cay. Tucker's very proud that his island will be the first to get their net back since the storm.
Gotta have net, especially in the islands where it's the only reliable form of communication.
Meanwhile back in Stuart... We've started the maintenance projects on Istaboa.
All seams will be stripped and re-caulked, a fresh coat of polish over the entire exterior, and it seems that Florida Yacht Interiors and the infamous Chase Camacho will finally do a proper job on the soft goods. If so... I promise to post the interior pics.
After all that is done, we are hoping to return to the Cays. Life is much simpler there and we seem to fit in nicely.
