Merry Christmas!

We're missing everyone at home, but this is definitely an experience that is not to be missed. First, minimal Christmas shopping and wrapping and stressing. Next, we're warm. And the next best thing to being with family is lucking out at the marina and rafting with two boats and meeting great new people.

We'll have Christmas dinner today with Anne and Alan from Scotland and Denise and Paul from North Carolina. First, they're all coming here for a glass of wine and appetizers, then we'll head to Anne and Alan's boat (biggest table) with our roast lamb and tons of other food and wine and goodies.

We've had our big breakfast with champagne and orangina, showers at the marina, and this afternoon (before we have to start cooking - some things don't change at Christmas, wherever you are) we'll go for a walk to the beach. In shorts.

Missing everyone. Tom tells me that he's going for a walk in the woods this afternoon in about 4 inches of snow. Stay warm everyone!