As I look out my port hole here in Dark Shadows…
I had to write that lol
Really though this is like night and day – coming from the farm and landing in Florida where there are people everywhere including boats on the water.
It’s almost like culture shock… We left the farm that is in the middle of nowhere and a thirty minute drive to do anything and landed in the middle of the land of the living. There are cars, barking dogs, boats going by, people strolling by and an occasional big bird that sounds like some one is on the boat! It is weird to wake up to music playing and it’s not yours to control, maybe it’s the not having neighbors on the farm that makes it feel that way. Just a short walk and there is whatever you need, it is so convenient.
So my first thought when we arrived was to ask – is that a restaurant that serves beer, a fish basket and fries!!?
“Why yes sir”, was the reply
My second thought was, well than… Get the hell outta the way!
It was nice to have a dinner out and a good one too. It is supposed to be in the high seventies all week and a comfortable mid-fifties at night. So today we get to walk and check the town out as we pick up some parts and make a few repairs before we head out again and go south. It looks like we will be here a month.
This makes the memories of the hard parts of the trip ( Coming around Maw Point – 35 knot, NE winds with Quartering large seas, water over the boat) seam not so big a deal now.
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3 replies on “The Land Of The Living”
That must feel odd, hearing music that isn’t yours to control if you are used to the solitude of the farm. I remember in the early days hearing “neighbor” sounds in our first apartment.
Normally, I would be sick with jealousy about the 70 degrees daytime, 50 degree nights you are experiencing. Kansas City is usually cold this time of year. But we are having that same weather. Something tells me it is far more exciting where you are. Hope you are having a great time.
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Ahh…but think how much worse it would be living in the city with upstairs and/or downstairs neighbors. I really hated that, especially that noise – the music I can’t control! LOL!
Enjoy the weather while you can…it’s not winter yet! 🙂
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Other people’s music is one of those things that drives me crazy, Wolf. Yes, barking dogs, too. I think I might prefer high seas.
Bud