Twas the Week Before Christmas

It is the week before Christmas.  You would not guess from the weather we are supposed to have this week.  Temperatures in the mid 70s to 80.  Keith is loving it.  I find it it a bit odd, never having been someplace this warm for Christmas.  But when in Rome............kayak and walk on the beach.

We were busy this week doing boat chores.  Keith and I put special teak cleaner on the outside decks one day, then after letting them dry thoroughly for a day or two; we put conditioner on them.  We normally apply teak conditioner (Semco) every month, but this time we decided to give them a brightening treatment first.  Call it a Christmas gift to our decks.  At any rate, that job is done and now we are looking spiffy for the holidays.

Saturday was the Palm Coast Yacht club's Christmas flotilla.  The evening was very pretty with a beautiful sunset.
                           
                           The view out toward the intracoastal from the bow of Southern Style

They had 40 boats in the parade.  Keith and I watched from the end of the dock.  It was very festive.

I also tried my hand at making homemade pizza dough.  It has been bothering me to try to learn how to make yeast dough so I gave it a whirl.  Now, do not judge these stromboli from the look, because if I had smell-o-vision it would be more dramatic.

They tasted quite good but I need to work on the presentation.  The boat smelled like a pizza parlor for the rest of the day.

This coming week will be busy.  Keith's parents are driving up from Stuart, FL to visit.  We also have some other appointments to fit in before the Christmas holiday.  Never a dull moment.  With the nice weather we are forecast to have, I am itching to get some kayaking done or maybe get the dinghy down and go exploring.  I will keep you up to date.