Winter on a Boat

It is definately winter in Florida. Our first winter of this kind anyway. We are learning a little about the wintertime life on a boat. There is much wind. Much waves. Bringing a lot of rocking and a lot of noise that keeps Nelson very much awake at night. It sounds as though boats are hitting other boats or the dock. The winter sounds raise daily questions of concern and wonder, what was that anyway? Did we just collide into Ben's boat? Was that the dock? Where's the bike? Did you tie up the kayak? Did someone just board our boat? Most of the time it is simply the wind and the waves keeping things exciting. I sleep through most all of it now. We went a couple Sunday's ago for a drive along the beach.

It was a really windy day and we wanted to see the beach in stormy weather. I love storms thanks to Dad. When I think of storms, I think of God. Again, thanks to Dad. I love being unafraid and in amazement of an all powerful God. This day, the fence at the hotel had blown down. Nelson had already helped secure someone's sailboat. An every other day occurence. We thought surely the beach would be a sight. And it was. The pictures don't really give. (Nor do you get to experience the sand-in-your-eye excitement while taking the photos. :) But here they are anyway.

We might not have snow, but we have our own plows for sand dunes. As you can see in the picture, the sand dunes are just starting to form. It wasn't long and the road was covered. Below is a picture of Nelson, yesterday, manning the neighbor's sail. It came loose in the night. This is our wintertime. It's definately cool, windy, and rocky. But it's been fun I think. Nelson looks forward to it's end. Smile.