Winter Blues

Not much to report this time of the year.

Our weather here has been cold...in fact, we are approaching about a 10 day run of lows into the single digits. It has snowed just about everyday since Christmas, not much.....

The marina is a "sea of blue".....shrinkwrap, that is!

but enough to breakout the shovel or snow-blower each morning. By mid-day the sun is out, and the sky is blue, at least for a few hours.

As they say, there is "hope on the horizon".

Sodus Bay is solid ice now, and you can see a few ice fishermen out there. Not my cup of tea for sure. I always marvel how they drive their pick-up trucks out onto the ice.

Something about driving 3 tons of metal over 30 feet of water, and only 12 inches of ice that make me wonder.

Ice fishermen out on Sodus Bay

We are looking forward to heading down to Hutchinson Island, outside of Stuart Florida in a few days. We will be attending Passage Maker Magazine's "Trawler Fest". After Trawler Fest, we will probably head on down to the Keys for a little much deserved R & R.
I have been watching the temps in Florida the past few days, and they are experiencing a bit of a cold snap also, with lows in the mid 50's and highs in the mid 70's.....but that sure beats 2 degrees....which it is right now as I write this.

Keep Warm.....and dream of summer....it will be here shortly.