Cruisers hanging out

Hi kids!

Here's a picture of some cruisers hanging out in the afternoon.
'Cruisers' are people like us who cruise around on their boats,
checking out the islands, checking out the towns, snorkling, and, of
course, fixing their boats. Most of the time they chat with one
another, make arrangements for cocktail parties and plans for travel.
But they usually convince themselves that due to weather, currents or
a broken something or other that there isn't anything to do but stay
where they are and snorkle and chat some more.

Here are some cruisers gathered under a tree in the shade. The guy in
the white shorts with the grey hair (on his head, not on his shorts)
owns the property and the four cottages on it. He rents them out,
parks his boat out front and lives on the boat.

Why? Just likes it that way, he says.

He rents space to other boaters and lets passing cruisers like us come
ashore at his place for a shower, to do laundry and for this daily
chat session.

The guy in the blue shirt is a renter of one of the houses. He gave us
a ride to the grocery store today in his car.

The lady with the red shirt is sailing to the Azores with a seventy
four year old man. The Azores are about five thousand miles away. The
man has never sailed before this trip from Florida to here. Good luck!

We are meeting quite a few interesting people and having some
interesting chats. Everyone here says

"Hi kids!"

to the Camptown first grade.

All of whom obey their teacher like she was the captain of a ship.
Right?