Water was so calm and the sun so bright. Made it had to look for crab pots. We only had 15.4 miles to go today but there were 4 bridges to go under. the first Siesta Key at 25' and then Stickney Point Bridge at 18' with 3' more at centre. Along the way we saw our new winter home. Just a little something on the water!!!! What a magnificent house and it is for SALE....
Sunday, December 9, 2012
Venice Anyone....
Water was so calm and the sun so bright. Made it had to look for crab pots. We only had 15.4 miles to go today but there were 4 bridges to go under. the first Siesta Key at 25' and then Stickney Point Bridge at 18' with 3' more at centre. Along the way we saw our new winter home. Just a little something on the water!!!! What a magnificent house and it is for SALE....
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Off to Sarasota
On Mon.the 3rd we had decided to ride our bike across the causeway to St Armand's Circle and the Lido Beach and walk along the beach and look for some shells. The last time here I found some of the best shell ever but this time they were few and far between. It was a very long ride but the beach was worth it and the water was nice. We stopped and had a very refreshing cold beer in the circle before heading back across the causeway. We relaxed for a bit on the boat before we headed off to the Ringling Brothers Museum and the Ringling Mansion "Ca d Zan". Don and I were amazed at the estate and the Circus Museum. There was so much to see, we could have spent half a day there. There was a large section of the Circus Museum were they had built the whole life of the circus all in miniature made all mostly by Howard Tibbal. You have to be there and see it to believe it, unbelievably amazing. We walked the exquisite grounds and up to their palatial mansion. It is a display of decadent wealth.
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Tee Time in Treasure Island
Well the weekend is upon us again. It is Fri. the 30th the last day of the month. Don and I just do not know where the days have gone. We kind of like that feeling. We checked our email and I was having a problem with mine. I could not get into my email account because it said it was already opened somewhere else. I remembered that Don had asked me to open one email that had come from Bonnie his sister the day before so I did open it the day before and low and behold it had a very nasty virus. It took me 3 1/2 hours to straighten everything out but I still can not send emails from my Ipad. What a way to start the day. After breakfast Don took Tom's place on the golf course with Jim. He had been waiting for repairs to be done on his boat and Fri. was the day. So the ladies were forced to go SHOPPING.... And we did but not without some excitement to start us off. When we got to the mall there was a PNC bank so I knew Don wanted some money from our account so I thought that I would get some. So to make a long story short I tried my US card but had the wrong pin # so I put my card back in the case and put the case to try my Canadian card which did not work but to some it up somehow I lost or dropped the case with the cards in them.... I was so upset but could not do anything till I got back to the boat. Bad thinks go in threes, what could happen next... It was otherwise a great day shopping with Linda and Sandi. We went back to the golf course and had some wine and a munchies and waited for the boys. Don and Jim had a good game of golf, as golf games go. Weather was not too hot and they had a lite breeze. Back at the boat Tom had had a long day with the technician's and we were worn out from shopping. Jim and Sandi went back to their home and we all retreated back to our boats. We went up to the restaurant and had a great dinner then back to the boat. Great way to end a day that had not started off so great....


It is now Sat. the 1st of Dec. This morning we lounged on the boat for a bit and got a few things done that needed to get done. After we went down to the pool and lounged a bit more. Back at the boat we brought out of few Christmas decoration and put them up. It made the boat look festive.
Tom and Linda were going to their friend for a BBQ so since we had eaten out the last few nites we decided cooked on board, a great rack of New Zealand lamb for dinner. A definite yum yum. After dinner there was music coming from the pool area so we went down for a glass of wine. Great music. Just as we got back to the boat we saw fireworks off in the distance. They seem to do this every time we come into port....Ha Ha.... After a nite cap it was now after 11:00PM so we called it a nite....
It is now Sat. the 1st of Dec. This morning we lounged on the boat for a bit and got a few things done that needed to get done. After we went down to the pool and lounged a bit more. Back at the boat we brought out of few Christmas decoration and put them up. It made the boat look festive.
Tom and Linda were going to their friend for a BBQ so since we had eaten out the last few nites we decided cooked on board, a great rack of New Zealand lamb for dinner. A definite yum yum. After dinner there was music coming from the pool area so we went down for a glass of wine. Great music. Just as we got back to the boat we saw fireworks off in the distance. They seem to do this every time we come into port....Ha Ha.... After a nite cap it was now after 11:00PM so we called it a nite....
Sunday, December 2, 2012
Dolphin Highway to Treasure Island
Clearwater
We went for a walk down to the boardwalk and beach at Pier 60. It was windy out, but there were people everywhere. The city certainly takes great care of the beaches. There were many vendors on the Pier, and they set up 2 hours before and 2 hours after sunset. I thought that they were going to be blown away. We went for a drink at Hooters and a munchies. Then came back to the boat and cleaned it down and I worked on this blog for a bit. Cooked a great dinner and watched TV. Sunshine like to watch me cook dinner. Her favorite perch in to lay across the wooden duck, how funny she is to watch. A nice simple nite.
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