Memorial Day 25th May

Sure enough there were boats everywhere in the more populated waterside towns - but not as bad as we had expected. The ICW (intra coastal waterway) was so narrow today that we could look closely into the front yards of the mansions and mobile homes - no garden gnomes but birds, golfer statues, large American flags for Memorial Day, birds & Florida rooms, an indication that there are biting insects about. We are at a marina at the original Marineland which is now a research & educational facility. We swam in the Atlantic this afternoon surprised that we could still remember how to body surf. We wave to everybody, large & small boats; children & old people always wave back & most others eventually do if I keep waving long enough. (Just one of the things we do to keep ourselves amused). We have found a range of radio stations - from country & western to religious channels and currently jackpotted with a classical hits station. I guess our souls are marginally purified after being here in the south.