Good Gifts!

We're still in Port Mansfield, trying not to get too attached to the place! Our online stuff should arrive by mid-week, and then we'll sail outside to Port Isabel (30 miles!), and see Warsaw friends Jack and Shelly, who are wintering in their RV. We're still trying to decide between the 500 mile bee-line crossing to the Yucatan peninsula, or the 1000 mile coastal route, which might be safer if the weather turns bad. On the other hand, our 6 ft draft could be a real problem getting into some of the ports, so offshore might be the smarter path!
I've been trying to think of little gifts to give to port officials, and have never been much of a gift-giver. When I met Li Ling, from Indonesia, I was SO impressed with the food gifts she brought down to the boat! She said, in her culture, you always take gifts when you visit someone, and that's such a lovely tradition! It's also very Biblical, but something I've never been good at! We've been told to take cigarettes, beer, and Playboy magazines, but I don't like the idea of corrupting people's health or morals! It occurred to me that everyone loves books, and in Mexico, they especially love their children, so I found some great bilingual Bible storybooks by Zondervan on Amazon. I also found bilingual New Testaments for adults. It's a great way to share the Gospel and the English language! : )
Pete's been having health problems, and we almost took him to the vet Friday with our dear friend Candy, but then he seemed better, so we changed our minds! He'd been shivering and drooling and not eating! Daren got online and found out the shivering is from low blood sugar, and to give a TBS honey for every 20# of dog, every 2 hours, and it worked! He'd eat a bit, but now he's not eating at all, and of course, we're very worried about him. He still chases the ball and acts normally, but he won't eat, and he's already pretty skinny! Candy's taking us first thing tomorrow, and we're hoping and praying the vet will find a simple reason and solution and that it's not something more serious.
Hope you are all well! Those of you in cold climates with RV's really need to consider this place! It's just lovely and they have LOADS of huge red snapper, sea trout, and drum, and the best shrimp you ever ate!