Monday, February 20, 2017
27 19 64 N
82 32 96 W
Today is Presidents day, so a Federal public holiday. We were underway by about 9 AM. It was a decent day, nice and warm, a few clouds. Our route north on the ICW was very popular with local boaters. There were several "no wake" zones and several opening bridges, all a bit frustrating. But overall the surroundings were a rather impressive example of "beautiful Florida".
We arrived in Sarasota Bay at about 5 PM and called the marina for our ball assignment. Barb and Don were moored in the marina and had arranged to meet us at the local "Tiki Hut" hot spot. So we were all dressed up and had the dinghy in the water by 6:30 PM. Our mooring is the furthest from the shore - maybe as much as a mile, and the ride back in the dark was a bit sloppy and cold.
Tuesday, February 21, 2017
Lazy day. Took the dink into the marina and signed up and paid up. Then we walked into town and found the local Starbucks for a cuppa. Deidre window shopped for an hour or so while I got my steps. We met an English couple at Starbucks and had a fun chat - Brexit and Trump.
Wednesday, February 22, 2017
Today we drove to Stuart to pick up the car. Rain was forecast all day. We were in the dink by 8:15 AM, all rugged up in our rain gear. I walked 1.8 miles to Enterprise and was back with the rental to pick up Deidre at the marina by about 9:10 AM.
The drive across a different part of Florida was fun. Lots of orange trees. We arrived in Stuart at about 1 PM, grabbed some lunch, picked up the car and headed back. It was raining cats and dogs and the Merc was sliding all over the road - quite scary. At first chance I got off the road into a gas station and looked at the tires. The two rear tires were basically bald!
I had purchased the tires in April 2016. They came with a 50K mile guarantee, and we have put maybe 15K on them. Most of these miles are highway miles that should be easy on the tires. I drove the 150 miles back to Sarasota very tentatively!
The dinghy was flooded 3" deep when we arrived back.
Thursday, February 23, 2017
Quiet day around the boat. Out to dinner with Barb and Don
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