Monday, April 5, 2021 – Fishing Day

Hi Babe,
Woke up at just the right time to get my chores and breakfast done, then because Jeff had confirmed a half day of drift fishing this afternoon, I headed out early, first to stop at Publix to get motion sickness pills, saltines and Gatorade, all of which I figures would help keep me from getting nauseous, which I sometimes do on small boats on the ocean (never big boats, or small boats on flat water), then ran down to the feed store for hay, then down to PT, where it’s starting to sound like they’ll be able to release me before my eight weeks is up (yay!), then another Publix to pick up a quick snack, then the drive to the marina, right behind a restaurant known as the Square Grouper (which is an old smuggler’s expression, meaning bales of marijuana that had to be dumped in the water when the authorities were chasing them down!). I found the boat, right on schedule, then called Jeff and they were just a few minutes behind, so we all made in onboard with no problem. It was still a bit breezy, but the sun felt nice, and we drove out to our first fishing spot in the sun, but when the boat turned away from the sun while it was drifting, I started to get really cold, even though I was wearing capri pants and an extra shirt over my tank top. Within about 50 minutes I was chilled to the bone, teeth-chattering chilled, so I had to abandon the fishing to go to the side of the boat that had sun on it. Unfortunately, there was no place comfortable to sit, and I ended up laying down on a cold, plastic seat, which was barely wide enough for me. Every time I was almost warmed up, they’d move the boat again, and I’d get chilled again, and I ended up never fishing again, I was just too cold. I think everybody thought I was seasick, and I was just a little bit nauseous, but I’d taken so many precautions it didn’t overwhelm me, thank goodness. When we finally got back to the dock, I got in my truck and put the heat on full, and it still took the entire trip home to start feeling warm again! I quickly put away my hay (though not quick enough that Apollo didn’t get a few mouthfuls before I was done), and James had already started to feed the critters, so he and I just finished off that chore. The others came in right after me, but all I wanted to do at that point was to make hot ginger tea, finish off my snack (though I heated it up in the microwave first), and stay in my nice warm trailer. It wasn’t long before I was ready for a nice hot shower, and now I’m ready to climb into my nice warm bed. I took a zinc in hopes of avoiding any illness that might come out of this chill, fingers crossed I don’t wake up sick tomorrow! So I’m heading off, hours earlier than usual, but I think that’s for the best. Good night, sweetie! Love you!

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