Friday, February 18, 2005

Journal Entry – February 18, 2005 – Mayor’s Raft-up

Author: Pam

Scott’s day began at 8:00 am when Jerry picked him in his dinghy for a fishing lesson. Scott does not have a license to fish in Mexico, but he had asked Jerry if he could go along to learn more about catching, identifying and cleaning fish. As some of you may recall, it is the cleaning part that worries me. They were gone for two hours and did not come back with any fish tales. Jerry is very knowledgeable on the subject so Scott got a verbal lesson at least. While he was gone I got a call from Lynn Marie on Nanoo, they just arrived last night. We met Lynn Marie, Bernard and Sophie at Phillo’s in La Cruz almost two weeks ago during a presentation we gave to the cruising community. Lynn Marie came over to Tournesol and we chatted the morning away. She then returned with tortellini soup and biscuits for lunch, she is a gourmet vegetarian cook, the homemade soup was a treat. The three of us swam to shore, went for a walk and swam back. We had a really nice day and I am sure we have made a friend for life. So, what does the Mayor do? Well, he hosts the Friday night pot luck raft-up. He anchors his dinghy by Good Dog Beach and those who attend come and tie up in a circle, which really ended up to be more like a blob. We are still learning how to be prepared for pot lucks for forty plus people, but we were pleased with our contribution. Scott baked corn bread muffins, we cut them in half and served them with butter. When the dish came back there was one half remaining for Scott, so I think they were a hit. It was another chance for us to get the word out about who we are and why we have taken on this challenge. The response has been nothing but unbelievably positive and supportive.

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