We enjoyed all of December and January at home. As you can see, kitty kat (actually named “Ditzy”), was tuckered out after the trip. There was some concern that the puppies might not accept the cat, but they got along just fine….
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December 6 We head for home by car
We got a one-way car rental and headed home for the holidays, stopping the first night at Nancy and Craig Conklin’s place near Ocala, FL. The next day we picked up the dogs in Spring City, TN and then continued on home. The dogs were …
December 3 After anchoring at Cape Haze for the night, we made it to Cape Coral
A railroad swingbridge near where we anchored for the night at Cape Haze.
Hosing the salt off the boat at Tarpon Point Marina at Cape Coral, FL.
We missed Larry’s son, Scott, because he had already returned to Michigan. His wife…
December 1st, Longboat Key
Skyline Bridge across Tampa bay. The wind was really blowing, but the bay was not too rough to be comfortable. At Longboat Key we tied up to the dock at Moore’s Stone Crab restaurant and had dinner there. When you eat there, …
Nov 28th & 29th We continued southward and stopped at Treasure Island Yacht & Tennis Club near St. Pete
After we got secured at Treasure Island, Sandy Cloughtery, a long time friend of Dottie’s came out to the boat for a visit.
Sandy & Dottie. We are about to depart by car to visit with Sandy’s father & brother.
Sandy with…
Saturday, Nov 27 We depart Tarpon Springs, headed south
On our way down the Anclote river out of Tarpon Springs we are reminded not to run aground at high tide. There are shoals everywhere around here.
Larry got treated royally for his birthday. We had champagne and appetizers, fol…
Friday, Nov 26 Still at Tarpon Springs
Our good friends, Nancy and Craig Conklin drove over from their place near Ocala to visit us. After a trip to Wal-Mart and the liquor store, we had dinner at Hellas restaurant.
We toasted one day early to Larry’s 77th birthday. Craig…
Thursday, Nov 25 We spent Turkey Day in Tarpon Springs
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone. We took a walking tour around Tarpon Springs. Neat little town. Very Greek. Had a great lunch at Hellas restaurant. Dottie had the traditional Turkey and Larry had Grouper.
The town was…
Wednesday, Nov 24 We made it across the Gulf to Tarpon Springs
We departed Dog Island about 1 PM on Tuesday, Nov 23. As soon as we rounded the east end of the island, we began to encounter 4 to 5 foot waves. The short video clip below shows what the seas were like. Click on the arrow at the botto…
Monday, Nov 22 Time to re-position to Dog Island anchorage
We took a walk to Dollar General for a few more provisions. Thanks Ron & Molly (previous owners), for leaving us the handy shopping cart.
At anchor in a bay at Dog Island. This puts us in position to head directly into the …
