7/21/2013

weekly update 7/21/2013

First thing Monday morning, I decided to try the trip to Maine again. The prices were back down (could it be I should always try Monday morning?), and I was able to book without any trouble. Unfortunately I have to fly Delta, but it can't be helped. I hope they lose money on the incredibly cheap fare they charged me - yeah, right.

I continue to try to get the pool when I can. I don't like to go on the week-ends, because it's often more crowded than I enjoy. And Fridays are unlikely to find me there, as I have to be at DH in the afternoon. It's becoming more and more of a struggle to get there early (by early I mean before 10:30), before anyone else shows up and I can swim with being interrupted. After I do a few laps, I like to sit in the water where it's cool and nice and read my book, or play some hand-held free cell. This it how I’m passing my summer, and it's grand.

On Wednesday this week, I was one of three guides at Bonaventure who were scheduled to give tours to 75 high school students visiting Savannah from Tennessee. It was HOT, 95º, and muggy, and very uncomfortable. I mentioned to one of the girls who was complaining about being too hot, that it's really difficult when you're old and fat! I did my tour, and couldn't wait to get back to my ac condo.

Thursday evening, there was a lecture at the outdoors patio at the Ships of the Seas Museum. This was sponsored by Gray's Reef, which is a 20-square-mile National Marine Sanctuary off the coast of Georgia near Sapelo Island. It was a little more technical than I could understand, with explanations of some of the sonar tracking devices they use, but it was also very interesting. A wide variety of fish and sea plant life is living and thriving right off the coast near here.

Driving back to he condo after the lecture, at about 8:30, I was reminded that I don't get out in the evening very often. I had the top down on the car, which I don't do much as it's generally too hot and I'm more comfortable with the air conditioning running, and the sky at sunset was a delightful patchwork of baby blues and pinks. It was wonderful driving along the island expressway.

Saturday evening, the Lady's Dining Out group met at a new restaurant on Broughton Street. A day or two before, a dam up river from the city had released some water due too high levels that were created by a lot of recent rain. That, as well as an especially high tide, was expected to cause very high water along River Street; in fact, the parking lots along the river were closed for the weekend in case the water flooded the lots. I wanted to see this, and since high tide was slated for just before we were to meet for dinner, I drove into the city a little early to see for myself. The water was high (and very dirty). It was not close to over flowing, but it was high. There were 3 huge container ships at the port, probably because it would be so easy for them to maneuver with the water level as it was. But that was a double-edged sword, because I watched one leave the port, and it must have cleared the Talmadge Bridge underpass by perhaps only 10 feet.

the floating dock where the yacht is moored is almost at street level

a huge container ship barely makes it under the Talmadge bridge on the way to the ocean

The dinner was very nice. The restaurant was lovely - great service, delicious food, tasteful decor, good friends.

Sandy doesn't really have tats all over, it's a reflection from the logo on the window where we were seated