Christmas in Marathon

What did you do for Christmas? Fair enough question for two 'Xmas renegades.'

We spent a quiet afternoon Christmas Eve on the boat. Then a few drinks at the Overseas Lounge and a late dinner at Antoinette's. We did not link up with other cruiser for a pot luck on Christmas day. That is the time honored way of the harbor but just did not happen this time.

Christmas morning on the White Pepper Jan made a wonderful holiday breakfast. I got to eat bacon! Then we exchanged gifts. Santa left the gifts under a small tree on the deck. There should be a pic here somewhere. I got a speedo, Jan got a Nintendo Lite, Phillip got a engraved 'Zubanel' yacht bag thanks to South Texas Canvas (again). He gave us a much needed battery charger--more on that later. Mavic Luby gave Jan lotions from Victoria Secret's. This is a sailor girl's insight as skin care is vital when living on a yacht. We got movies from the kids. Thanks, of course, but I want to tell readers that that I do not have time to read. I may have read 5 pages in this month. Just keeping White Pepper moving forward and in working order is an all encompassing past time. There is no relaxation. Hopefully that will change when we finally arrive at Georgetown.

Then came the real miracle of Christmas. On a 3 burner stove top (oven on the fritz) using propane, Jan served up a Christmas feast of turkey breast, yams, corn on the cob, brussel sprouts (Phillip's idea) and state of the art dressing and cranberry sauce. Dessert was Mary Mitchell's fudge. The wine was Stirling chardonnay. The only thing missing was the extended family. They were missed intensely. Sound asleep an hour after sunset--what a great Chrismas! We hope that yours was equally as satisfying.

We also enjoyed ourselves at the Overseas Bar & Grill as they offered free wireless as long as you were drinking or eating.