Tuesday February 7th 2017

The temperature challenged the record highs today topping out in the low 80s. I managed to take advantage of the nice weather before the day was out. A storm front is predicted to pass through overnight and bring the weather back toward normal.

Duck boats and trucks surrounded by Patriots fans.

Mr. Brady came to party

Getting out of the RV was delayed this morning by the a new TV addiction. I got caught up watching the Patriots victory parade through downtown Boston. The NFL Network had a combination of its own coverage and the WBZ TV Boston local coverage. Watching the Duck boats and flat bed trucks packed with players, team staff and family members winding through Boston during a winter storm was very entertaining. With very few exceptions, nobody knew who they were looking at. The players weren’t in uniform and very few were wearing identifying numbers. The number of times the announcers identified people incorrectly was amazing. If they didn’t contradict themselves or retract their identification, I’d have never known. People who wear helmets for a living can hide in a crowd. I really don’t know what my fascination with the parade was all about.

When I finally made it out of the campground, I went to the Atlantic Ocean south of St Augustine Beach. Guess what the Atlantic Ocean is still there. I didn’t have anything specific in mind when I stopped at the seaside conservation area near the Marineland Laboratories. The tide was most of the way in leaving very little area for exploring. There were a few people taking advantage of the warm sun between the rocks. I spent a few minutes watching the waves break and the shore birds scramble.

South view of the Atlantic Ocean

Palm trees under a cloudy sky.

There is still lots of work going on to repair hurricane damage. Fences and signs are still broken down in some areas. Serious bulldozer work is going on to rebuild some of the barrier sand dunes. It has been around four months since the storm went up the coast. Buildings have been repaired but landscape damage hasn’t always been repaired.