"There's something in the air".......

We took a short break from the maintenance grind and went to a local park to check out the beach. Along the path back from the beach I looked up because something caught my eye. If you click on the photo you should get a better view of what caught my eye. Being tall things over or near my head catch my attention. It was probably about 3 feet over my head and as far as I am concerned that really wasn't enough. We've seen some webs down here that look like they could drag down a small bird or a bat. This was not one of them but the spider probably had a leg span of about 5 or 6 inches.
 On another outing we drove down to Palm Beach and went through the ritzy area. There is more money down here than you can imagine. Having made ourselves feel totally insignificant, we moved on to the local beach to check out the conditions.

 The water quite rough and it is getting rougher all the time. This shot is looking east, directly into the wind and water. We don't believe this is the sort of weather either of us wants to travel in. Even though the water temperature is warm, we want to keep it out of the boat if you know what I mean.


 While some folks might enjoy being tossed around in the bone crunching  waves of the North Shore of Hawaii, we prefer mild mannered water that let's us enjoy the ride in a relaxed stated of mind.

 And so it continues. The foreseeable forecast has the waves diminishing to 4-6 for a while this week. That gives us more time to clean up the boat. We're actually still recovering from the summer lay up. It's much better, but we have a ways to go yet.
 TONIGHT

 EAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 8 FEET. INTRACOASTAL
 WATERS ROUGH IN EXPOSED AREAS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.

 TUESDAY
 SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET.
 INTRACOASTAL WATERS CHOPPY IN EXPOSED AREAS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
 SHOWERS.

 TUESDAY NIGHT
 SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET
 NEAR SHORE AND UP TO 4 TO 6 FEET WELL OFFSHORE. INTRACOASTAL WATERS
 CHOPPY IN EXPOSED AREAS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
 THUNDERSTORMS.

 WEDNESDAY
 SOUTH WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET.
 INTRACOASTAL WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF
 THUNDERSTORMS.

 WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET.
 INTRACOASTAL WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.

 THURSDAY
 NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET. NORTH
 SWELL 2 TO 3 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. SLIGHT
 CHANCE OF SHOWERS.

 THURSDAY NIGHT
 NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET.
 NORTH SWELL 2 TO 3 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.

 FRIDAY
 NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET. NORTH
 SWELL 2 TO 3 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.

 FRIDAY NIGHT
 NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET. NORTH
 SWELL 2 TO 3 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.

 SATURDAY
 NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET. NORTH
 SWELL 2 TO 3 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.