And you thought it was cheeseburger in paradise.......silly! It's not always sunny and warm down here. Today, it's foggy and muggy.....a good day for laundry and a little cleaning.
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| Can't see the bridge today! |
Here are a few photos from our last couple of busy days. There will always be boat chores, but we definitely make time for fun in the sun, too.
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| Duncan's last sunset aboard Virginia Dare. David is not sprouting a wind generator out of his head, it just looks that way. |
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| Seven Mile Bridge at sunset |
We said goodbye to Duncan at Miami International Airport before sunrise on Sunday morning, drove back home, and slept the rest of the morning. The clouds blew away, so we decided to dinghy over to Sombrero Beach. We had not yet explored Sisters Creek and were unaware that many people anchor there. (Although it's too shallow for our boat.)
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| The dinghy "lot" at the south end of Sombrero Beach where Sisters Creek meets the Atlantic |
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| A sign at the beach warned swimmers of Portuguese Man O Wars. We didn't see any there, but I think these are young ones (blue) hiding in the mangroves. |
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| LOTS of people have their dogs on board down here. I will always miss our poochie. |
Sunday night we grilled Florida lobster tails and made lobster rolls. They differ from Maine lobsters as they don't have big, meaty claws.
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| Rubbed with butter and garlic..... |
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| ....and quickly cooked on the grill. |
Since we'll be without wheels until Alex and Brooke visit, we kept our rental car an extra day and ran lots of errands yesterday morning. Ten vacuum-sealed packets for future dinners.....chicken, steak, grouper, yellowtail snapper, and a little bit of sausage for those mornings when we want a hot breakfast :)
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| We cooked the bag of pink Key shrimp for last night's dinner |
Yesterday's temp climbed into the 80s (sorry Duncan!) so we hopped in the dinghy around 3pm and anchored near the little island south of us. It was a *refreshing* swim (like Grand Traverse Bay in June). Since it's been so windy for so long, the water was cloudy. We couldn't see the bottom even though it was only about 7' deep. There was LOTS of fish activity all around us, so I didn't stay in long! I like to see what I'm swimming with...... David is already planning his next fishing expedition :)
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| We discovered that the insulated wine carrier that Alex gave us also works well with four cans of beer! |
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| Leaving the marina behind |
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| Lots of wildlife all around us |
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| Clouds to the south |
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| Cute little dinghy anchor and pretty green (but cloudy) water |
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| Mangroves and two crab trap buoys to our north |
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| Cold beer and a hot afternoon |
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| Crescent moon |
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| Shallow water makes for many wrecks |
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| Sailboat heading out when we were heading in |
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