Day 42-43, Monday/Tuesday, 29/30 April 2024 - R&R, then point north.

We were in the USVI from April 21st to the 28th, (Day 33-40, Sun-Sun) that week can be found here:  https://aljasa24sj.blogspot.com/ 

Monday, we got in around 00:30AM and were pretty tired, so we did not plan much for Monday.  

The Serenity Falcon had sat in Debbie's yard, unconnected to power, for 8 days under a shade tree. I left the refrigerator on propane. I was pleased to see that when we returned the batteries were at 45% and the propane had only dropped 10%.  It probably was good for another week but not much more. We were parked under a tree so the solar gave very little help. We used 154Ah of our 280Ah battery capacity. My old 105Ah of battery system would not have made the week. I did the math, it used about 0.8A per hour in capacity.  My net is that the new  Li battery system is a game changer in how long you can go on batteries. Enough on that. 

It was a down day, we got up late, had left over airport burritos for breakfast and did chores. June did laundry, I sorted out all the wet snorkel gear for repacking and did a grocery run on the scooter. I picked up stuff to BBQ when Deb gets home from work. June and Aunt Mickey took a long walk to the marina; they saw pelicans and cranes. Fred rode his bicycle around the neighborhood and checked on them since they were gone quite a while.

It felt good to do so little for a day. 

When Deb got home we made a big meal on the grill, Pork roast, corn on the cob, baked potatoes and added a salad. It was all delicious.

James topped it off with his bananas foster.  He is a darn good cook.

We were all full but somehow had room for dessert. 

It was a nice evening. 

Tuesday, James and I plan to golf and then we will likely start our way north....reluctantly. 

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Tuesday, we woke to rain, golf looked iffy. Debbie had to go to work, so I said a quick goodbye since we were planning to leave mid day for home. 

The golf gods did us a favor and we got our round in at Lost Key golf course without any rain. 

Lost Key is a beautiful course.  I think the 'Lost' in the name has something to do with how many balls you should bring. Anything off the fairway is gone, or you will have to fight a snake for it. 

The fairways, greens and sand traps are well kept. I spent quite a bit of time at the beach, their sand is top notch. 

The course was not crowded and we were able to play as a twosome at our own pace, it was a fun round. 

We got back from golf and packed up for home, it was just starting to rain but I got it done without getting too wet. 

We said our goodbyes and left Debbie, James and Aunt Mickey's a bit after 11AM, it was starting to rain. 

We can not express how grateful we are to Debbie, James and Aunt Mickey for letting us stay with them while we were in Florida. We have been parked in their yard for 2 weeks, and they could not have been more welcoming. We hope to return the favor some day. 

As soon as we got on the road, the monsoons started and it rained hard until we were almost out of Florida. The Serenity Falcon got a good power wash. 

We made a bunch of stops. We got propane, we got ice, we got gas and we dumped/filled our tanks.  Despite all this we arrived at out targeted destination, Cracker Barrel in Perry, GA, around 7PM.  We had a good dinner and will continue our trek north on Wednesday. 

It is still 82F at 9PM....we are not north yet!