Fun in Pensacola!

It's hard to believe we're still here anchored by Judy's house! Here it is, May 8th, my sister Barb's birthday! The Regata Al Sol leaves tomorrow....without us! We've been having such a nice time, and we're getting lots of things done, but we keep thinking of more things to do! Karen's been so nice running me around! We went to Homeland Security for a zarpe (clearance from the US to Mexico) last week. It's never been required, but recently a sailboat "Judy Ann" was confiscated by the Isla Mujeres authorities for lack of one, so we're not taking any chances! It could be months before they get their boat back, so please pray for them. We went to Dub and Katie's for home church Tuesday night and it was really interesting...about the Gospel of Paul. They have been SO helpful letting me use their laundry machines and taking us to get diesel and propane and making copies for Mexico! I hope I can be as helpful to others, but they set the bar pretty high!! : ) Daren decided to get the full mainsail-repair treatment and we put it back on the boat Sunday afternoon. It's nice to know it'll last awhile! We had a couple days of nasty weather, so we moved the boat across to a protected spot by Perdido Key. The dogs loved running around and swimming in an uninhabited spot, but it was nice to get back over here in time for a surprise visit from our Missouri friends Terry and RaDonna last Friday. They'd driven to Alabama to see their youngest daughter and her husband and their latest grandbaby! It was fun to celebrate my bday just one day late with Boar's Head sandwiches from Publix grocery store. Yum! We all agreed this is the best view in town! Daren's doing some design work for our good friend, Don and we may be here a few more days or a week! We're still undecided about our next stop: Isla Mujeres or somewhere on the west coast of Florida! We heard from our Rockport sailing friends Sue and Al, who are on their way back to Florida from the Bahamas, and it would sure be fun to see them, as well as Alfred, Monika, Tom, and Jodie and Tracy. Meanwhile, Karen and her Dad are making some serious headway on the house, and I've been able to help a bit, too. Pete and Libby are quite happy hanging out at the house while Daren's drawing on the boat!