We arrived at Marinatowne Marina on Tuesday, settled into our slip and were
greeted by Jim and Linnea, good friends from Ole Miss. I am standing
at their back door when I took this picture so you can see how close we
were! They are staying in this condo complex for 2 months and we were
delighted to be able to visit with them for a couple days. We had
traveled the Hudson River and Champlain Canal system with Jim and Linnea
when they did the Great Loop in 2005/2006!
Staying at the same complex are Dave
and Pat, former Ole Miss boaters and Joe and Linda from “Mr. Joe” that
Ken knew. They joined us the first night for cocktail hour.
On Day 2, Merritt and Iva from “Ole
Miss” who are staying in Cape Coral came over for cocktail hour. It was
so fun to see friends from home!
Linnea made us several wonderful
meals.....thank you Jim and Linnea for your wonderful hospitality! We
enjoyed a leisurely afternoon by the pool after a trip to the grocery
store!
It was also great to do laundry without
having to stuff quarters in the machine and walk a couple blocks to the
laundry room! Oh the comforts of home!
These are some pictures of the condo complex.
We awoke this morning to a beautiful sunrise and said good-bye to Jim and Linnea!
It was a beautiful cruising day out in the gulf with perfectly flat seas!
We traveled 62 miles and are anchored tonight in Smokehouse Bay at Marco
Island!
Tomorrow we will travel to the Little Shark River in the
Everglades, an anchorage that boasts having alligators! No swimming in
this river! So far friends that have gone before us have not seen an
alligator, maybe we will be the first!
Saturday we arrive in Marathon!
Hoping for smooth seas! Pat
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