Oct 6  & 7   Boca Grande to Sarasota/Longboat Key, FL (The Moorings at Longboat Key Resort)

Traveling in from Boca Grande i told Harry, ‘go slow - let’s stretch this last day out as long as we can.’  Waters were fine and we were both excited to be traveling back home….

We did it - we're back!!  It was quite a sight to see the Ringling Bridge and entering into the Longboat Key channel...

Jennifer announced A11 and Dave and Pete were on deck to assist.  After settling in we headed to Publix to get our favorite lunch - salad bar and an Italian sub sandwich and some flowers!!

Dick called and we exchanged pleasantries but declined his kind invite to come over for dinner and have a bowl of  Lisa Graves’ vegetable soup.  As usual we were plum tuckered out from the day’s run…and took a rain check - plus, i knew i also had Lisa Graves’ vegetable soup waiting for me in her boat’s freezer…i told her i’d been craving it and she made me some - Dick got his because Jackie was away visiting her brother - Lisa’s always taking good care of us…

Oct 7th Longboat Key

Still awaking with loads to do….Dennis, the harbor master informed us that since the boat was listed on yachtworld.com he had been contacted by three serious ‘lookers’..and two wanted a viewing!  so the days are full of cleaning every speck of the boat and packing bins to take to storage to clear out traveling necessities that were junking up the boat.  

Called all the gang that was here in the marina to invite them over to Finally for cocktail hour.  Stopped cleaning long enough to run back over to Publix and get something to make.  here is a great picture of us all - so many great friends and many that weren’t here that were sorely missed.