Publix - the Adventure (still in Ft. Myers)

Last night there was a lounge singer at the Parrot Key bar at our marina.  We were walking by to go to the barbecue place nearby, and we heard him singing "Just the Way You Look Tonight."  I used to listen to an Andy Williams album with that song.  This guy was crooning pretty well, so George stopped and took a little video.    (Movie had to be removed in order to print this.)

At the end of this, the singer sees George and gives us a wave.

There were lots of partiers on the dock last night.  We were inside, watching Friends, season two.  We heard loud, happy people from several boats.  Very nice to be near them, even though I didn't want to go outside and join in.  After being in a couple of deserted marinas that seemed like the perfect settings for murder mysteries, I am happy to be in a more cheery spot.  

This morning we read the AJC in a leisurely way and then got to work cleaning around 11:00 am.  We cleaned with the hose and a scrub brush and a mop/broom combo, starting at the top and going from front to back.  I scrubbed at dirt and spider poop.  George washed and dried the windows.  

Spider poop is practically permanent.  This is a scourge I discovered on our boat.  The poop, a tiny black mole, sticks to the boat and resists scrubbing.  If it's not one with the fiberglass, I can sometimes scrape it off with a fingernail.  (Charming.)

After cleaning, filling our water tank, and having lunch, we walked to the beach.  What a treat!  Another beautiful day, and we live near the beach.  After a bit of shopping for a White Elephant Christmas party gift and beach walking, we dropped in to a beach bar where the locals all knew each other.  Fun to observe.  We could tell this is a regular group and this is their spot.  They knew the singer too.  We picked up shells for an art project with our granddaughters and then went to the street to catch the trolley.  

Getting to the grocery store is sometimes challenging.  Today we took the trolley along the beach road to a Publix.  The driver was helpful, telling us when to get off. We picked up a few items and got back outside to hop on the same trolley when it came back around.  We rode it to the end of the island and over the Matanzas Bridge to our street.  Then we walked home again.  It took 40 minutes to go from Publix to our boat.  Completing errands without a car is time consuming, but it is also  interesting.  

Here I am with our Cokes, Lemonades, and two bags.  We needed to go to the store today to prepare for our 5 day trip in January.  We'll come back after Christmas and buy fresh food for that trip.  Now we know where Publix is and how to get there on the trolley.  So it was a scouting trip and a way to get two loads of food/drink on the boat.

We're not skilled at taking selfies.

As we walked home from the trolley, we were passing bumper to bumper traffic.  Most cars were from Wisconsin.  Many people were wearing Green Bay jerseys.  They had been at Parrot Key (our marina) for the Green Bay game.  That place knows how to bring in the fans.

Tomorrow we have another errand:  paying Florida's Sojourner Tax.  We may be taking a couple of buses downtown for that.