May 23 — Did you know that readers are leaders?

And probably less fly bitten. When I finally got my hands on a 9 volt battery, Cliff noticed that the back of the fly-electrocuting racket said it needed two AA batteries. We only have about three dozen of those aboard. Sigh.

But the troubles of yesterday are quickly forgotten when you wake up to warm sun, intense blue skies with wisps of friendly white clouds, ancient looking trees and a chorus of birdsong. A beautiful day.

We are at Thunderbolt Marine, a top of the line outfit from what we’ve seen and from the incredible yachts that are here for various services. The fact that they have a concierge on staff pretty well says it. AND, they hand out boxes of Krispy Kreme donuts in the morning along with freshly brewed coffee (a moment of silence for our dearly departed Keurig).

We borrowed the courtesy car to do a “little” provisioning. Got those 9 volt batteries, a new kitchen carpet and a bicycle pump so we can use our nifty bicycles.  We upgraded our Keurig operation from a single-cup model to a deluxe one that was on sale for less than the single-cup version. You just had to get over the rather weird cranberry/cherry coke color scheme.

We’d originally planned to go to the Savannah Art Museum today, but our spot on the Wilmington River is so lovely and the day so lazy that we decided to be home bodies and fit in a few domestic chores between naps and taking it easy.

During our provisioning run, I struck up a conversation with a local and mentioned our relief at being in a marina with NO GREEN FLIES. She quickly turned me on to what she claims is what “everyone” in Georgia uses….a fly ribbon. I bought a box, of course. Fly haters….I’ll keep you posted!

Tomorrow we are off to Beaufort, SC….that’s “Bu-fort” not “Bow-fort.” The latter is in NC. This is a town we know a little bit about since we bought Ready or Knot there and had several stays aboard before having her shipped to Chicago. One of our great memories is the weekend Cleo & Jim joined us — it rained constantly except for a 2 hour break while Cliff and Jim had coffee in the cockpit and watched dolphins swim by. A nice look back.

P.S. Our dinner at 700 Drayton was slightly underwhelming. A by-the-glass wine that had been open too long, a medium steak bordering on well, a waitress a little too over the top — you get the idea At any rate, we heard that they will be undertaking a “complete renovation” and we hope it entails more than the decor.