All is well with the world, temperature is around 30 degrees and it is sunny. As a matter of fact it has been this way for the last several days. Tomorrow, we begin our journey down to the Keys and the blog will start up again on a daily (??)basis.
Over the past few weeks we have travelled around Florida a bit, going down to Sarasota with Lazy Dolphin to see the Ringling Museum. If you get a chance to get to Sarasota it is well worth the visit. Didn't realize there was so much money to be made in a circus. Ringling lived a fine lifestyle in the early part of the 20th century. Of course many of the people who created companies in those days did. They lived large.
Janice and Russ came by to visit for four days. Had a good time and did some shopping at the Ellenton Outlet Mall. Russ did not really like the shopping but did like the new Bose TV with sound system.
We also joined our friends from Serendipity and went over to the Miami Boat Show for a day. Bought a few things, nothing big but it was a good show. Got a chance to see the new Nordic Tug 39. Some nice changes, but overall I still prefer the old version and its lay out. I'm not sure I like the big wide windows, but they let a lot more light in and I don't like the loss to the large chart table on which I lay out all my charts for the next part of the journey.
Over the last two weeks, did some boat maintenance - changed the engine oil and filter, checked the zincs under the boat and the engine. The all appear to be OK. However, I think I will get them changed in Marathon.
We had dinner tonight with our friends from Lazy Dolphin and Carolyn Ann. Great dinner at an old refurbished hotel in downtown St Petersburg. Price was right too. The hotel was built in the 1920's and for a time was one of the hot spots for northerners to winter vacation. It really was a beautiful building.
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