Dec 9 - major excitement

I installed my snow tires, prepping for the trip north. That was relatively easy but even with the helper pins, the front wheels are still a pain without someone on the brakes stopping them from rotating. I was lucky with the drivers side and then cursed at the passenger side.

In the house later, Marda and I heard sirens. Soon there were three police cars in the cul de sac and two fire trucks. Fearing the worst, I went outside but a neighbor's friend told me that they'd called 911 because of some fellow swimming up to their place.

He was swimming with T-shirt and shoes, told Jim that he was from China. He wasn't Asian. He asked Jim if he could cross their property and Jim said no. As the fellow was at their mangroves, Jim decided to call the police.

A while later we also had a lifeguard and they launched a pwc up at the park. Apparently they did retrieve him. We don't know any more. There's nothing illegal about swimming out there but it's decidedly weird.

It was Christmas party day at Jim and Joanne's so that ended our day. They try to time it with the boat parade but it didn't work out this time.

I've got a bunch of stuff packed. I will finish up tomorrow planning an early departure on Tuesday. We are planning on making it to Beckley WV.

Northward.... soon !

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