Saturday, November 14, 2009

We walked uptown at 9 am so Gale could do his workout and Maureen could sit at the coffee shop and use their WiFi signal. We found out No Name Coffee didn’t open until 10 am on Saturdays! Since the gym was right next door to the coffee shop, Maureen was able to get a great signal and start her work while Gale did his yoga. By 10 am, Gale was done and Maureen went next door for a latte and to work until noon.

We’d already decided that we weren’t going to “Barktoberfest” today – it was too far to go on the 3-wheeled bicycles and we didn’t want to make Lucy run that far beside us on the 2-wheeled bikes. Instead, Gale dug into his projects and started a deep boat cleaning.

At 5:30 pm, we strolled down the dock to join Terry and Sue on Final Decision for drinks before dinner. Our plan was to walk to a place called Provisions that we heard was one of the better places to eat in town. When we called the restaurant, we found out that they are only open on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays - Saturdays were reserved for catered events. Instead, we took the few steps up to shore and enjoyed blackened grouper at the Dockside Café.

We truly had a wonderful time getting to know Terry and Sue. He is 71; she is 52 and they’ve been together for 2 ½ years. He dropped out of school at age 13; built a company that employed 3,000 people and has done a lifetime of ocean racing on large and small sailboats. Personally, he owns five boats – Sue’s favorite is the 54-foot sailboat they left behind in Gibraltar. Terry calls his 95-year old mother every day. Sue thinks he should write a book about his life but he is not interested in that – he doesn’t think anyone would read it! Terry was about the most humble and self-deprecating individual we have ever met. We enjoyed seeing their custom made boat, but even more than that, we enjoyed the new friendship!