The marathon to Marathon

We are leaving this morning for the long trek to Marathon.  We'll anchor out tonight near Key Largo.  Then after a long day tomorrow we'll be there.  Two long days and we'll be there.  Marathon is a sentimental place for us.  Lots has happened there.  Zachary started talking there, saying his colors at the marina at Burdines.

Yesterday the kids went to another science museum for children.  They are all starting to run together, although the kids did have a good time.  They like that better than walking around looking at shops.

I stayed back at the boat and did the laundry.  That wasn't as much fun, but I did get to finish my book, The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest.  I highly recommend the trilogy of books by Stieg Larsson.  They were each almost impossible to put down and intelligently written.  

We are at the Miamarina (silly silly name) next to Bayside shopping complex.  We had fun walking around there.  We found a Disney Store, and Evan got Nemo.  We had dinner at Hard Rock, and it was loud and fun.

While Ryan put the kids to bed, I went shopping.  I found myself a proper bikini.  The Latina woman working there was so funny.  I was looking at a bottom with a little skirt, similar to the one I already own, and she loudly said "No!  That's not for you, this is."  and she handed me a smaller bottom.  I picked out a "conservative" halter and she just handed me another one and told me to "try it."  They looked really good, considering I'm not working out that much and my diet hasn't been all that clean.  It's totally different from what I normally wear, but I like it.  It's nice incentive to get back to healthy eating and exercising.

The crew is getting impatient for breakfast, and it's time to go.  This crew can be annoying at times, but I guess we've got a marathon to "run".