June 16 - It's Morning on the Alligator River

Ah, the sun is shining. The marina delivers a free paper to your boat (which Mike is busy reading- no fights over the first paper in a long time because we are the only two people up at this point). Mike was fairly excited when he got up this morning- hope does spring eternal in the human heart. The wind was down. The catamaran behind us was already gone. Maybe we would be on the water too..... Nope, by the time he had walked over to the restrooms and back, the wind was already picking up. And now, thirty minutes later, I can see the whitecaps out on the Alligator River. So, we will do as NOAA indicated. We will wait until tomorrow, when the weather forecast is more favorable. Tomorrow, winds should be around five knots and waves less than one foot. If you want today's forecast, just triple that! Yes, sitting here looks just fine. Of course, there are some downsides to being at the marina/gas station/grill/restaurant/truck stop/gift shop/convenience store. The biggest problem is always that it is hard to be great at everything when you have so much going on. So, here it is - my complaint about this place is that the coffee is not great. No fancy coffee machine like Royal Farms. No choices of creamer like 7-11. No massive coffee bar and doughnut selection like WAWA. Okay - I admit that if that is the worst I can come up with, this is a nice place to be to wait out the weather. Today we'll work on maintenance and clean up. A slow restful day is just what this crew needs. And now everyone is up. I read them the first part of this blog. Jacob immediately agreed that he needed rest. The rest of the crew found that hilarious. After all, yesterday Jacob did not get up until almost noon. He ate lunch. He went back to bed. He got up when Peggy made him get up to help with docking. Ahhh, the life of a teenager!