No Boat Travel
~ 5 miles bike ride
We woke to heavy fog this morning due to the current high-humidty and above-average, warm weather. The fog was so heavy, in fact, that when I looked across the marina, I could see no boats, no marina office, ... - nothing but white! The photo below was taken almost an hour later when the fog had already started to clear.
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| Foggy morning in St. Petersburg, FL |
Before going to bed last night, we made a list of today's activities / chores - no sightseeing today other than the views we might see as we rode around the city on our bikes. Since we are planning to attend "First Night" here in St. Petersburg on New Year's Eve, we first visited the Chamber of Commerce to buy our buttons and pick up the program guide. Buying early saved us a few dollars.
We used the address provided by Google and ended up several blocks in the wrong direction away from the Chamber of Commerce. When we could not find the facility, Clark called them and got the true address. A bit of confusion ensued when they told him the building is located near the sundial. Some more discussion revealed that the sundial in question was not the one we recently visited.
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| St. Petersburg Sundial near the Chamber of Commerce |
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| Hmmm? The shadow shows the time as slightly after 11:00. My watch showed 11:38. Clark said that since time is location dependent, this few minutes difference is understandable. |
After buying our buttons for First Night, we stopped by the marina office and then continued on to Publix to refill our freezer with some meat. By the time we got back to the boat, and before we even had a chance to unload the groceries from the backpack, Clark's phone rang. The wiring supplies he ordered had arrived at the Marine Supply store.
Before jumping back on our bikes, I repackaged the meat for the freezer, put away the rest of the groceries, and made lunch. As soon as we finished eating, we were back on the bikes for the 3-mile trek to go pick up the wires and connectors. Having been this way previously, we passed through now familiar territory. Even so, Clark did stop to take one picture along the way.
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| Building Near USF-SP: NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service Southeast Region |
On our way to the Marine Supply store, we stayed on less-busy roads and biked on the shady side of the street whenever possible making the ride very pleasant. Happily, we picked up Clark's "goodies" and set off back towards the boat quickly. Unfortunately, we got about a half-mile from the store when Clark's phone rang.
It turned out that the owner had not charged us for one item and charged us twice for another. Dang! We had to go back again. To add to this unfortunate incident, we ended up owing an additional amount of money as the charged item cost less than the missed item.
When we went biking the last couple of days, I wore bike shorts. Today, since we only planned on going short distances, I decided to forgo the extra clothing to be cooler. Mistake! With the miscellaneous stops around town and the extra mile added to the trip to the Marine Supply store, we ended up traveling at least 5 miles. The bike seat is not soft. All I have to say about that then is "OUCH!"
Since we biked right by Demens Landing, the location of the marina office, we swung by on the way back to the boat to see if any packages had arrived. Nope! Not yet today. Continuing on our way to the boat, Clark suddenly stopped. I guessed that meant a picture opportunity had presented itself. I wondered what in the water had caught his attention but did not have long to wait to see what had caught his eagle eye.
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| Jumping Mullet Fish |
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| Shooting out of the water like rockets! |
When I finally got back to the boat, I decided I was ready to kick back and relax with my novel and computer. No more biking for me today. I needed something soft to sit on!
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