Poor Rivah. She has an infected anal gland and has to be kept from licking it. We are trying two inflatable collar donuts rather than a hard plastic collar that would be a problem on the boat. We tried one donut but she can still get around it, so its double guards.
She is on 10 days of medicine then we have to return to St Augustine for a recheck.
Meanwhile, we will spend some time at New Smyrna visiting our friends Tara and Carol.
First on the list to do is a visit to the New Smyrna Beach Brewery. We know our favorite beers now, hazy IPA for Mark and dark Stout for Sue.
The weather has been sunny but still cold. Long sleeve weather but at least not winter coats any more. Still have a thick blanket and comforter on the boat but no need for the electric blanket.
Not a good view of rocket launches at Cape Canaveral from our marina berth looking over bright lights from a restaurant and condos, but you can see the rockets go up at night from here. A bright red streak in the sky. A bit of rumbling several minutes later.
Always work to be done on the boat and going aloft is best done in the marina on a calm day. We had to install a new flag halyard as the old one degraded in the sun and broke. Sue gets hoisted up the mast to feed the new halyard through the block at the spreaders.
Staying at the marina is very convenient for taking walks and stopping for bites to eat. Rivah is very hopeful of getting a treat but, she doesn't get treats from the table. In addition to her anal gland medicine she is on special dog food for her digestive issues. The downside of getting older we are all familiar with.
Spending a couple weeks in New Smyrna we had several opportunities to visit with Tara and Carol including a Mexican dinner with them and their friends from Columbia (who have US citizenship they reminded us and not facing deporting).
Weather is warming up, but it is still winter in northern Florida. At least its very sunny. Very little rain this trip so far, just cold northern winds.
We're here again for the Mardi Gras parade in New Smyrna. Not as many floats as last year but still lots of decorated golf carts and Jeeps and lots of beads.
The New Smyrna beach with cones denoting where the vehicle access area is. Another sunny but cool day.
Tomorrow we will be heading north to Daytona Beach to host the grandchildren coming for Spring Break.
