From:	"Jon Bickel" <papillon31@earthlink.net>  View Contact Details
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Subject:	Papillon update
Date:	Sun, 6 Mar 2005 12:28:55 -0500

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 N 25° 41.3   W 80° 10.4

Time to get out a position report since we are on the downhill side of our winter stay in the Keys.  Still in Marathon, enjoying the mostly warm pleasant days and cool nights. This place is a "changing" and not necessarily for the good unless you have big $$$$. A half a mil for a double wide beer can,  a quarter mil for a boat slip, at least water is still $.05 a gallon, probably not for long. But who is complaining the air and sunsets are free. 

Looks like I will be leaving the boat in Palatka over the summer and heading to the Gulf Coast for a spell, to visit with grandsailors and friends, before they forget I exist, ha,ha. Give me a chance to harass the working class and get my teeth cleaned.

We had a marina party in Feb of all the Island Packet crews that have stopped over in Boot Key Harbor. Lots of good food and FREE beer. See, there are some things still free. In case you forgot what I looked like I am the 3rd from the left.

Check out our position  ( copy and paste to your browser) www.liveaboardsvpapillon.homestead.com/chartourcourse.html

To check out Ruby's web pages (copy and paste to your browser)  www.liveaboardsvpapillon.homestead.com/rubyspage.html

"Goin where the weather suits my clothes"

Capt Jon & Ruby