I must admit I was too cold to sit down and blog yesterday, and but for the gorgeous sun pouring in on my head right now I would have to have blogged out today as well. Cold? With the wind a blowin' I couldn't get any heat into this boat, and I was actually afraid I was aiming toward hypothermia. Not a good thing. However, I rallied and found a way to keep a bit warm with two heaters aimed right at me. It's actually a beautiful day here...if one has several layers on..not a cloud in the sky, but when the wind whifs at you, watch out, it's frostbite time.

Earlier today I braved the elements and took a bunch of pictures that are most unusual for this area. A large steel tug of around sixty-five feet had to use full power on both its engines just to get through the ice in the bay to get some fuel. It took close to an hour for them to break through to our marina from the bridge, and they weren't sure they were going to make it. All hands cheered when they made it to the fuel dock. Locals say they haven't seen a winter this cold in many years. I hope it's many years before they, and we, see another like it. I'll have to wait a few days before I post some of those pictures since my regular laptop is on the road, but I'll get them out to you soon. I finally found the warmest spot in the marina, the laundry room, and I spent a good hour there entertaining myself with a Ludlum novel and washing a few clothes.

This is the last of the really cold days with the forecast for considerably warmer tomorrow. I'm not in any real trouble, though. Check this out for lunch...jumbo shrimp cooked in sauteed onion with tomato and fish sauce over rice..yummm, and fresh green beans. I'm not starving, that's for sure. I must admit even with all the unusually cold weather, this area is still beautiful, and when it warms up it is unbeatable. I'll be off to L.A. in early March, so this blog will likely be blank during that time. Meanwhile, stay tuned, the excitement has hardly warn off.