Going to church this
morning was a 4 hour commitment. The mass was still one hour, but getting
there and home took 4 hours. First I had
to see which trolley would get me there on time, even if it was running
late. Then I had to figure the time it
would take to dinghy to shore and walk to the trolley stop. Then I had to wait about 45 minutes after
church for the next trolley, let alone get back to the boat. But it was a lovely morning and a beautiful
mass, church and property.
People are very
friendly and help you figure out what stop you need. There was even a couple riding the trolley
going to the same church. They told me I could follow them.
Shortly after I boarded the trolley, we stopped for someone waiting at a
stop. This burly looking guy about 60
yrs old told the driver he just wanted to buy an all day pass, and he didn't
want it activated. She told him he would
have to go to Publix supermarket to buy one.
She would have to activate the ticket if she sold him one.
Then he told her that he was
going to jail and they would be taking all of his money. So he wanted to buy the ticket while he still
had some money. She still couldn't do it
for him. He said he couldn't leave and
go to Publix because the police would be picking him up soon for trespassing. So here I am on one hand thinking "this
poor guy, I wish I could give him the money for the ticket, but they'll just
take that away, too." and on the
other hand thinking "OK, we're done here, let's get going or I'll be late
for church". I'm surprised I wasn't
struck down on site.
After I returned
home, we had great left over ribs from last night. Using the microwave to heat them really draws
on the batteries. I found myself
wondering "how would my mom have heated these up before she had a microwave?'. Microwaves just became part of our lives. After she passed away, my dad needed a
pacemaker. There used to be concerns
about using a microwave if you had a pacemaker.
Dad just said that he'd probably starve to death if he couldn't use the
microwave, so he was going to take his chances.
I don't think he had cooked a meal in his life until she passed
away. He must have been 76 or 77 and
lived until he was 91. So we are going
to start watching what we are using the microwave for. And if it dies, we will consider if we really
want to replace it. We are both thinking
it would be a great storage area. Funny
how your priorities change. I might miss
my microwave popcorn.
Since we needed to
take the trolley to Publix today, we decided to ride the whole loop just to see
what else was in the area. We noticed a
marine electronics store just across the bridge in Ft Myers that piqued Dave's
interest. We saw some fun restaurants
and found a dentist within walking distance.
(We both need to have our teeth cleaned.
We haven't PAID for that in about 30 years.)
I had put together a
shopping list. But this was the first
time we had to look at the cart and put things back because we would have to
carry everything on the bus and to our dinghy and then in the dinghy back to the boat.
Whole new concept. We had brought
a thermal bag, another nylon bag, and my hard case for eggs. Outside the store, we repacked everything and
even got rid of the egg carton and some
boxes. We even estimated the time
the trolley would be back and were really hustling outside the store to catch
the trolley and not have to wait another hour.
I think Dave had had enough of the civilized world. Sailing really suits him. Plus we wanted to listen to the Broncos
football game back at the boat.
Back at the boat, I
unpacked and organized groceries while Dave cooked jerk chicken and used my
"thermos beans" to make beans and
rice. I had used cranberry beans,
just because I had never heard of them.
They were like a mild red bean.
And the Broncos won!!
Below is a picture of the walkway up to the church.
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