Morning Bell Feb 27th

Good morning Everyone,

Well, I can't say "another day in Paradise" today as the news is all about the weather today. Overnite we had winds of 30 Kts up to about 7AM. Now they are settling a little bit as the front passes through but still around 20 Kts. Lots of clouds around as well but no rain. Looks like this will pass through today and bring sunshine back tomorrow. As with all fronts like this in Jan/Feb we can look forward to cold temps overnite and into the morning. Currently it's only 66* and not likely to get much warmer today. Down in the 40s tonite.

Locals like us think this is frigid weather and everyone here is bundled up. You'd think it was snowing outside.

Unfortunately this is not a day for boating.

Beachcomber Tours runs an eco tour boat out of the marina and the other day Capt. Bobby Romero had a group on board that got some rare and incredible pictures of dolphins at play. I'm promised we'll get copies to show you shortly. Many people are fortunate to see dolphins on the back bay when out in a rental boat or with Beachcomber Tours. It's one of the most enjoyable events you can have. Do you know why the dolphin love to swim in the wake of a boat?

The most common belief is that they love to play and this is playtime. That is probably true and, if not, it's suits us to see it that way because we love these guys. Another commonly held theory is that they get a kind of high from the oxygenated water on the wake. Whatever it is, it sure is fun to see.

Yesterday was MaryAnne's birthday.

Happy Birthday MaryAnne!

No pics of the construction today but there is lots of activity. The steel building work is nearly finished and Stemic is working hard on the last section of seawall. The air conditioning is being installed this week and there are all kinds of odd looking things hanging from the ceilings everwhere. The plumbers are also on site as well as the supplier of the water filtration and cleaning system so lots going on.

Today's a day for maintenance catch up on the rental boats as the weather has dampened any interest in boating by the tourists in the area. We'll be ready for them tomorrow again.

Time to get back to work. Have a great day and drop in to see us.

Joe