It's cold and he still won't put pants on!

Here's a little bit of cool info for ya... This is for the F dockers.... Remember Robert from SV Pachuca? Well he just made it to Cape Town! How awesome is that?

We are almost done with physical therapy for a while...I am glad. It is a good idea but for a quick massage and some stationary bike riding I think Neil does better just getting from the boat to shore, walking the dogs etc...he is doing well, using his cane on longer walks and nothing on short distance. We found that walking in the sand is a huge workout for him and who doesn't like walking on the beach everyday? Not this girl!

 

The weather outside is frightful!! It dropped below 35 and we thought we were going to die! Ok, we'll I thought so...

 

Neil was finally comfortable, ha ha...he still wears nothing but shorts and flip flops while the kids and I are in beanies, jackets and scarves....so not much has changed there I guess.

As always thank you for all your thoughts and prayers...we love and miss you all....now get up off the couch and throw Daisy's ball!!

It's Friday....

 We have enjoyed our third holiday season in Southern California.  The city puts on quite the festive display of color and even though it isn't New York we share the same charm of a downtown ice skating rink that seemed to put you in the mood for hot cocoa, Christmas shopping and holiday cheer.                                            

            I am, as you know, a huge child and love this season. Not to sound "cliche" but it is about family togetherness, fun and the giving of time over money...

The kid in me puts up the Christmas lights early and I enjoy every minute of it. I think any decorating on a sailboat is charming and being in front of such a beautiful view of the city makes it all fit quite well....

Sadly I will be taking down the Christmas lights this weekend...although I am tempted to leave them up a bit longer...we have been so busy killing time, that its hard to believe 2012 is "no mas!"

 

 

 

       Just another day in paradise....

Wish you were here!

New Year's Day

Today as we were sitting down to lunch we heard loud screams for help coming from outside and thought " oh no, one of our neighbors is in the water again!" This time it happened to be a gentleman who had fallen off his boat out in the middle of the Chanel...he going one direction and his sailboat, under power, going another.

Neil and Stewart hopped in the skiff and sped off to the rescue, literally! He was an older man from South America who was moving his boat to another mooring...fell off his boat and almost sank as his boots filled with water wanting to pull him under.

Another vessel, did maneuvers around him until they were able to pick him up as Stewart climbed aboard his sailboat and started moving her back towards the shivering owner. Soon thereafter the police boats showed up, did their duty, than Neil offered to climb aboard and help him move his boat to the other side of the bay... Yep, the boys are heroes... Stewart helped get Neil safely aboard from the skiff and away they went.

                                                     They powered safely to a new harbor and got the boat secured to its new mooring without a hitch. The grateful man and new friend was very sweet, very relieved to be on his way home after a most invigorating dip in the bay... We hope to get together with him and his family soon.......