Wednesday, December 11th
It was a beautiful day making it very pleasant to cross Sarasota Bay! 75* was a nice change from the temps we've been experiencing. I put on a sun suit and headed for the bow to soak up some sun and warm my bones. Radar liked it too.
Everybody was out on the water today. Fast boats, sail boats, fishing boats, and pleasure boats.
As we were walking Radar, we came across this shell on the beach but soon found that it was inhabited so back to the water it went.
The Captain and Radar enjoying a moment while waiting on dinner after a long day on the water.
At our anchorage right beside the Ringling Causeway, there was a city park right at the bridge that was definitely used by young and old alike. There were 3 young ladies working out with their personal trainer in the morning and then later 2 men arrived and began sparring. That was a little different from the most of the places we've anchored.
We spent the evening putting up the Christmas lights. I couldn't get a really good picture as the anchorage was pretty choppy. This is the best shot. Merry Christmas!!!
Thursday, December 12th
Continuing on down the ICW I see several sites like this one. A cute little shopping canal! Maybe next time we pass through, we'll have enough time to stop and shop!
We anchored this night by Blackburn Bridge.
Friday, December 13th
The next morning we set out in search of a place for Radar's morning shore leave and fuel for the whaler. We found this interesting place! Too bad we didn't find it the night before. This is a restaurant "tiki bar" called the Skeeter Inn, with a boat rental place attached.
Carter got to hang with Captain Morgan for a while!
This place was so close to us .... there must not have been anything happening the night before or we would have heard it and gone to investigate.
As you would imagine, the ICW waterfront is lined with very expensive homes. I chose this one to showcase because of the Marine flag flying. My son is a Marine ... hmm ... maybe someday he will own a home like this one.
Some artwork on the ICW along the canal heading to Venice.
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