Cabbage Key

Dinghy ride to Cayo Coasta

Flyod has been here longer than most of the staff

Highlander Jeannette and Charlie enjoyed a cheeseburger in Paradise with us

Snake cactus everywhere

One of the trails on Cabbage Key

26 39.405N

82 13.332W

Free Dock Venice

Vist with Penny and Jim and their friends Mary and Rick in Venice
Nokomis Beach with Penny and Jim

The drums are beating on Nokomas Beach

Dophin playing

27 6.503N

82 27.666W

Marina Jacks, Sarasota

View from our boat at Marina Jacks

Met new friends, Kit and Tony, wintering in the area from GLP. We had a lovely dinner together in Sarasota
Famous picture from New York magazine after WWII


Linda at the base of the statue near the marina

Marina entrance

Fuel dock and high rise

27 19.928N

82 32.720W

We rented a car and did some errands in the area but the best pictures were right at the marina

DeSoto Point Park Anchorage, Manatee River

Some pretty brutal explorers
Ed is making friends with the native americans

Linda trying to make friends with half naked native americans

DeSoto Park had nice walking trails

Ed getting ready to dive for the props again!

Nice park with a 20 minute film about DeSoto and his explorers

27 31.353N

82 38.488W

Trip across Tampa Bay

Channel markers as far as the eye can see
Sunshine Bridge

Shallow Water?

Indian Rocks

Dear friends, Ted and Pat, who we met in Honey Harbor in 2007 are wintering in Florida. They have done the loop and were kind enough to have us to their place for dinner and ferried us around to several stores to pick up much needed supplies.

Clearwater Beach, FL

Dinner at Frenchy's
Pelicans and humans are waiting for hand outs from the fishing trip

This was one of the many boats that went out of the harbor several times a day.

Linda's brother and his family came to Shore Thing for an overnight. Pictured is Sam, Brooksie, Tom and Eric.Clearwater Beach near sunset

Sister-in-law Brooksie, Brother Tom, Niece Sam, friend Eric, Linda and Ed