Sunday night and Jann has flown from Key West to go back to work. We arrived in Marathon on Friday after a delightful cruise down from Tavernier Key. Ivory Lady is home for the winter and we couldn't be happier with our slip at the Marathon Yacht Club. Had dinner last night with the commodore and his wife and the immediate past commodore and his wife. The members we've met are all very friendly and welcoming. Another of those nasty cold fronts came through yesterday which started lots of complaining by the locals. I guess we still are oriented toward the weather we left in North Carolina. It didn't seem too bad to us.

Jann's work schedule will limit our cruising for the next month or so, but we have already signed up for a trip with the cruising group from the club to Key West later in March. Meanwhile, I'm outfitting Ivory Lady with the toys we bought at the Miami Boat Show. Lots to do to keep me out of the club bar which is a bit to close to the boat. We'll see how disciplined I can be.

Many friends already have plans to visit us here in the Keys. It's a great place to escape the snow for a time. C'mon down. The conch is wonderful. There's a little fish market and restaurant only a block from the club that serves the best stone crab soup I've ever tried.

Stay tuned. We'll get some pictures of the boat as she gets fully outfitted.