Merhaba,

   Lots of December events happening.  The Sailor’s Point Cocktail Party was one of the first.  Best part?  You can wear jeans!

Ru

Holiday Party at Sailor’s Point : December 8, 2012

At about 6pm there was just Mary and me and lots of empty space.  By 7pm you couldn’t move without bumping someone’s drink!   Cruisers at Yacht Marina had organized a bus to bring almost 30 folks to join with us at here at Netsel Marina.   I took random photos when I could actually see more than shoulders or legs and arms.  And though I’m learning more names, I still don’t know everyone.   The light was tricky too.  Here are the photos such as they are: lots of folks having a good time!

Gwen in blue doing the lights as Ed and Sue set up the music and photo presentation.

Ed hanging some balloons .                                                           Sue putting gout her dish as Mary looks on.

Yacht Marina cruisers arriving…..

Young and older!

I think I need to be brave enough to announce, “photo time” so folks can turn and pose. 

That’s our long time cruising friend Kathy from Waverunner with the new lovely short haircut in the pink and black. 

Elf Mai in the center of the photo is wearing her lovely pashmina: Kevin, David, Mai, Gwen and Sue…

She was explaining to me that wool feels itchy because the lengths of the fibers are uneven so bits of it stick you.

Now weavers are learning to make the fibers more uniform.  I thought that was really interesting as I’m one who gets itched by wool except for my ancient cashmere sweater that I splurged on years ago and which will fall to bits before I find one I love as much.  (And doesn’t cost 2 million dollars.)

Mary and Randal

A family celebration: Gary  who plays a mean sax, Marina and Vanessa from Wednesday Group.

Thankfully it was a dry and sort of warm night so chairs could be set up outside: that’s Rick standing and Dale, husband of elf Joanne seated.

Brother and sister                                                   Peter from Waverunner in the stripes with a friend.

There were spots of quiet for conversations……that’s Kerstin from Wednesday Group in one of her knitted sweaters. 

I had walked most of the way down the mountain of the Yacht Marine mountain hike with Chris sitting on the right.

Wednesday Group member Sylvia in dark blue and a friend:  wine and women!

This is one of my favorite photos showing cruisers come in all ages!   That’s Tessa from Wednesday Group leading the art activities.

Everyone brought a dish and no one went home hungry!

I made my “poor man’s caviar” which is what I call my concoction of chopped egg, onion, and tins of smoked oysters.  I went a bit overboard with the chopped egg so Mary renamed the dish “poorer man’s caviar.” To go with it I had sliced and then toasted simit which I like better than crackers; but then I love simit.

PS: Gwen you can pass this along if you like.