March 2020 – Page 4 – RVing With a Purpose

Monday, March 2, 2020

It was another busy day. We started by leading our devotional time this morning and then reviewing our work plans for the day. We all headed out to Dennis’s and so Barb and Bill and Reid and Anita could meet Dennis and see where we stand there. Then Barb and Lisa went to Atlantis to continue the drywall finishing and caulking of the door. Anita and Anne worked on painting the ceiling and most of the walls of the bathroom. Reid worked on plumbing and shelving for the bathroom linen closet as did Bill. He also installed the bathroom light fixture and wired in the plug for the stove. Mark worked on plumbing all day. Max went between the houses making sure everyone had what they needed and made a few trips to the store for supplies. A number of items were marked off our punch list today. It was the first day with a new team and often it takes some time for the team to start to mesh. This team, with a good deal of experience, went right to work and accomplished a lot today.

Barb and Lisa sanding drywall at Atlantis house

Bill installing the range plug at Dennis’s

Sunday, March 1, 2020

On Friday we went to Key West again with Mark and Lisa to do some biking around town. It was great weather for biking – a little cooler than the rest of the week. We had a great time wandering around and looking at the sights. We ended the day by meeting Sue for dinner and watching the sunset from Mallory Square. And, of course we went to Kermit’s for chocolate covered frozen key lime pie. Then we rode in the dark the several blocks back to where we left the truck. Thankfully, most of the drivers in Key West are cyclist aware and very courteous. It was still a little nerve-wracking for all four of us.

Biking in Key West. Some streets have bike lanes, but some you just share with the vehicles.

Our Key West Biking Group on the Edward B. Knight Pier

We rode past the Truman White House, but chose not to go inside.

The Florida Keys Eco-Discovery Center has many interesting displays.

One of the aquariums in the Florida Eco-Discovery Center

We rode by the Southernmost Point, but chose not to stand in the line for selfies since we have all done that before.

We got to watch this cruise ship depart port. They have to be away from the dock by a certain time to keep from blocking people’s view of the sunset.

Another beautiful sunset at Mallory Square

We spent Saturday welcoming new team members and doing maintenance, cleaning and laundry. We welcomed Reid and Anita and Bill and Barb to Big Pine Key and look forward to working with them for the remainder of our time here. We did take time Saturday to ride the bikes a few miles to find a couple of geocaches since you can only make finds on February 29th once every 4 years.

Tricky magnetic micro geocache we found on Leap Day

On Sunday we again attended church at Big Pine UMC and enjoyed the brunch afterwards. The rest of the day was spent on NOMADS business and getting ready for the team meeting. Another great weekend. Of course, any weekend in the Keys is a great weekend.

Next team in place

Month: March 2020

New Team, New Week

Another Weekend Still in the Keys