Heading north from Boca Raton.
Watering hole along the waterway.
Lighthouse at Jupiter Inlet
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Today we travelled 72 miles to the home of Bo and Cindy Trossbach, the previous owners of our boat. We left beautiful Royal Palm Yacht Club before 7 a.m. in order to travel through a series of several bridges for their scheduled openings. Again the homes we passed along the way were simply phenomenal. Each home was larger, and more beautiful than the next, and most were already closed up for the season! As we observed the obvious opulence and wealth that many of our fellow Americans have, we realized that it is ridiculous for any one of us to be envious of another. There will always someone who has the bigger boat, the bigger car, the bigger house, etc. However, because we live in this country, we should all be thankful for what each of us has, because we all are truly blessed if we take advantage of our opportunities!
By 4 p.m. we called Cyndi and Bo, the past owners of our boat, to tell them that we were entering their lagoon system. It was very nostalgic for us to bring “Reflection” back to the dock where we first saw her, and to have them see her since we left here on 4/6/08. We were delighted to see them and to see their new boat, “Voyageur”, a beautiful Mainship 34’. Of course, their new boat is in pristine condition, and it was a wonderful sight to see our two boats tied up stern to stern. They came aboard for a tour of the improvements we have made on “Reflection” as well as for cocktails and a Chinese take-out dinner. We spent a wonderful evening with them trading stories about our various travels and our busy lives.
Early morning visitor out our window.
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On Thursday Cyndi left to meet her daughter in Fort Myers, Pat had a phone meeting with her brother and the Health Care Center staff at Harrogate re: her mother. At the age of 94, her Mom’s health condition continues to vacillate, and we all want to monitor her closely. Bo and George did a walk-through on “Reflection”, and even though it has been over 27 months since we bought the boat, George still respects and values Bo’s opinion on various aspects of our vessel. We also had a delightful visit with Jessica, the Trossbachs’ daughter, who came aboard for a visit. All this was followed by a quiet evening aboard.
On Thursday Cyndi left to meet her daughter in Fort Myers, Pat had a phone meeting with her brother and the Health Care Center staff at Harrogate re: her mother. At the age of 94, her Mom’s health condition continues to vacillate, and we all want to monitor her closely. Bo and George did a walk-through on “Reflection”, and even though it has been over 27 months since we bought the boat, George still respects and values Bo’s opinion on various aspects of our vessel. We also had a delightful visit with Jessica, the Trossbachs’ daughter, who came aboard for a visit. All this was followed by a quiet evening aboard.
On Friday, after a few days of suspecting a computer virus, George made some calls to get a tech aboard to check out our computer. We managed a trip to the grocery store, and two wash loads in Cyndi’s laundry before John, from “Fast Tek” arrived at 9:40 a.m. Within minutes he informed us that we need to buy a new computer – ANOTHER SURPRISE! He met George a few hours later at a local “Best Buy” to purchase one and then spent time late in the afternoon transferring all our old info onto the new computer. He arrived back at ‘Reflection’” at 6:30 p.m. and worked with George for an hour getting him acclimated to the new laptop. After he left, we took Bo and Cyndi to the Harbour Ridge Yacht and Country Club for dinner. This club is also in the Florida Yacht Council and is an unbelievable facility. The clubhouse was very grandiose and the grounds imposing, but we had a fabulous dinner with terrific food and wonderful friends at this opulent facility.
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