Day 181 - Jack's
Miles cruised 0, fuel purchased $0, slip fee $50, daily high temperature 73°f
It poured rain over night. Rain is always appreciated to rinse the salt off our boat. We climbed the Elbow Key lighthouse and had a grand view of the harbour. It was sad to see boats anchored outside the harbour in a major blow because they could not find refuge in the harbour. They are rock n rollin’ out there tonight.
Bill and Kellirae are musicians. Priscilla and I brought our ukulele’s over to their boat and had a great jam session. They ROCK!
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After the jam session we took our dingy over to Captain Jack’s for Jack’s night (otherwise known as Bingo) and joined our fellow Loopers. They charge $2 per card per game and have five games per night. They hand out a cup of beer bottle caps to use to mark your Jack’s card. If you win you have to yell out JACK’S. If you yell out Bingo you will be humiliated by the MC. It is winner take all each game.
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The big winner in our group was Andy. She won $360 and bought a round of drinks for our Looper group. Thank you Andy. We arrived too late to get a table so we sat in the alley next to Jack’s restaurant. It was a nice way to meet other boaters. After the Jack’s game we had dinner at Jack’s.
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The temperature has dropped to 69°f and the wind has shifted NE 20 – 25 so it is a good day to stay in the harbour. I listened to the Cruisers net on VHF channel 68 again this morning at 8:15 am. Not much going on with the cold weather. One thing I did find interesting was after someone called in to wish another boater happy birthday all the boaters listening to the Cruisers net started clicking their microphone buttons as a type of applause.
Our Looper friends John and Jan and Jim and Wendy departed today for Man O War Cay. We will follow them tomorrow.
Farewell to Mitzvah – see you tomorrow.
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Bonus photo
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Carl (Chef) Wooden – quote of the day
“..vicinity to the sea is desirable, because it is easier to do nothing by the sea than anywhere else, and because bathing and basking on the shore cannot be considered an employment but only an apotheosis of loafing. (“Expiation”). – E.F. Benson
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Edward Frederic Benson (24 July 1867 – 29 February 1940) was an English novelist, biographer, memoirist, archaeologist and short story writer, known professionally as E. F. Benson. His friends called him Fred.