We are still in the mooring field and enjoying Vero. We decided to take another run at the shopping to try to stroke some of the items on our list. The bus came and we decided to head to the mall. The mall was air conditioned and, if nothing else, we would be comforable. It's just now starting to feel warm and tropical here in Florida. For the last month it just didn't seem to be warming up - we were still bundled up at night and sweaters and coats during the day while travelling. Now, we are offically hot - no complaints here though. The mall was fun. They had a tornado machine, where you go inside to feel the affects of 75 mph wind. Connor and Kerry went in and got the dust blown off of them. We didn't get too much off our list though...so, we may have to stay another day. One thing that we are looking for is a Wifi antennae. We need something that boosts the signal from marinas, etc. when we are in the anchorage. In most places in the Bahamas you can pay for internet access, but you typically have to head into the marina and sit close to have any connection. I typically, like to stay up after they all go to bed to catch up with the internet....so, heading to shore at 10:00 probably won't work. We jumped off the bus at a few locations to see if some stores had them, but they didn't. Looks like we may have to order off of the internet.
Tonight, there was a gathering of the crusiers at the clubhouse. It was quite the collection of people and we enjoyed hearing some of their stories. One couple from Canada has been going for 3 years now and enjoy going to Cuba. We had thought about Cuba, but put it off for now. We had heard stories about how hard it is to travel in Cuba with regards to the officials and procedures. He said the complete opposite and just loves Cuba. He avoids the tourist destinations and gets right in with the local families. He also spoke of 1 cent slushies and 4 cent ice cream cones .... which got Connor going. We'll have to have a talk about what we might do. Insurance is one thing that we would need to look into first.
The musical boaters jammed with guitars and harmonicas - Dylan was thrilled.
I didn't bring my camera today - shucks - missed a lot of good photos! Tomorrow!
Tonight, there was a gathering of the crusiers at the clubhouse. It was quite the collection of people and we enjoyed hearing some of their stories. One couple from Canada has been going for 3 years now and enjoy going to Cuba. We had thought about Cuba, but put it off for now. We had heard stories about how hard it is to travel in Cuba with regards to the officials and procedures. He said the complete opposite and just loves Cuba. He avoids the tourist destinations and gets right in with the local families. He also spoke of 1 cent slushies and 4 cent ice cream cones .... which got Connor going. We'll have to have a talk about what we might do. Insurance is one thing that we would need to look into first.
The musical boaters jammed with guitars and harmonicas - Dylan was thrilled.
I didn't bring my camera today - shucks - missed a lot of good photos! Tomorrow!
www.islandtimepc.com He has the best WiFi antenna set up for boats. He's based in Florida as well, which might help you get things faster!
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