Sunday 12/20/15– in Pensacola
Florida
Weather/Sea Sunny, Windy, temp 40 to 65
Captain - John C.
Kwak crew Cécile Delannes
Well now, you have not heard from me because I am still in
Pensacola. Since Nov 18 until yesterday
I was here alone. I have toured most of downtown Pensacola on my bicycle and
you really learn a city if you tour it on a bike. I went for a 5 mile ride to
the hospital to have my heart checked, my pacemaker was fine. I do all my
shopping on the bike, there is a milk crate mounted on the stern carrier which
can carry two shopping bags or a propane cylinder. I sent an email to the
Mid-Hudson Power Squadron copied below;
Hello Mid-Hudson PS
I am in Pensacola waiting for crew to go to Destin, Panama City,
Apalagicola, and Carabella . Then an overnight trip too Coral Springs. If any
one is interested in sailing offshore, contact me at johncsykwak@gmail.com. It looks like I will have Xmas
here not a white Xmas of course! Unless I find volunteers to go sooner I will
stay here. My crew will be back in early January and we will proceed then. I
had Thanksgiving with my sister Tonia near Tampa after an 8 hr ride. I rented a
car for 6 days and got back today.
The above, was sent by Susan Ryan to Cecile Delannes who is a
member of the Greenwich Power Squadron, who emailed me that she was interested.
After a few emails and exchange of references she arrived last night at 2100
at Pensacola Airport where I met her with a French Flag. Oh, she is French and
has a beautiful accent. She has cooked dinner and it is now time to eat so more
later!!!!!!
It was delicious, Italian mild sausage with fennel that we bought
today and salad. I don’t know fennel from fromage but Cecile says it is fennel.
I think I am being spoiled. So far we agree on almost everything, religion,
science, politics, but don’t get any ideas she is 30 years younger than me.
That would be my daughter’s age if my sons had an older sister. We plan to head East when the weather lets us. In January Charles Stewart will join us and in
February Paul Berthe will also join us. Paul is the French Canadian who traveled
the Erie Canal with me. He and Cecile can converse in French. Then Ross Pollard
is also planning to join us in February for 2 weeks that will make a full crew.
Cecile says she will cook for that crowd. She is a trained foody person, and
used to be the French Cheese Ambassador. Since Cecile has the Vee berth to
herself, I will have to share the stern cabin with one of these gentlemen. I am
still planning to go to Cuba from Key West if all the legalities can be
overcome.
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