Well, Steve has been in Florida for five days now and I’ve settled into a routine.  Every morning brush small spiders, and their webs, off of the boat.  For some reason, they seem to fly through the air and land on our boat, daily. 

During this time alone, I started doing the end-of-season deep-cleaning of the boat.  I washed all of the indoor cushions and our courtesy flags.  A courtesy flag is a flag of the country that we are visiting.  While it isn’t a law, it is a courtesy to fly the local country’s flag above all other flags on our boat.  I also wiped down the curtains and soaked some pillows.  Both get light brown spots/coating on them throughout the season, which I’m guessing is mildew.  After completing a cleaning task for the day, I work on consulting, updating the website, and editing pictures. 

Every other day, around 3:30p when it is very hot on the boat, I try to walk to the resort to swim some laps.  Their pool is nice and looks out over the ocean.  And, most of all, the water is refreshing and helps me to get my body temperature down in the hot afternoons. 

One day I decided to wake up early to take some pictures of the Tamarind Resort’s beautiful property.  It was quite enjoyable being the only person on the beach, enjoying special nooks and crannies all to myself.