Annie at Quarterdeck

We haven't been here since last weekend and wanted to revisit before leaving next week for the Bahamas.

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Tom in time-out

Self imposed, really...I didn't send him there.

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Annie in front of Steven Spielberg's boat

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Dinghy races back to the boats.

One of the good things about having to pay $10 to dock our dinghies at the Southport Raw Bar is we can apply it toward the restaurant bill. Tonight it was chilli cheese dogs with Bill & Dee and Annie. We had stops at Pollo Tropical, Sailorman, West Marine, Bb&t, Ace, Publix, Dollar Tree and Winn Dixie. We're trying to get our chores done this week hoping for a good weather window to the Bahamas next week.

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Spielberg's boat

So tbis is how the other half lives...

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Marina projects

We have been staying at Las Olas marina for the past couple of days getting some projects done -- taxes, laundry and today some varnishing.  Good job Tom.

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Engineering the sbeet

Tom did the laundry while filed our taxes. Then he offered to make up the bed which involves a fair amount of wrestling the V-berth mattress. But he's now figured out how to tie the end of the sheet to the boat so it won't ride up during the night. Oh well ...

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Tom & Sara

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Would have taken a picture of "before" but we were too hungry...

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Dinner aboard Mindfulness

Thanks for a wonderful evening, Bill & Dee.

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Southport Raw Bar

This restaurant has a dinghy dock and is near the shops on 17th street and Cordova. We did our boat chores today and headed to shore for a trip to Ace and Publix.

Jet fuel

They had this boat revved up to check out the engine.

Ft. Lauderdale wealth

Too ostentatious ...

Sewer rats?

We went to the bank today and found it was close to the water. Unfortunately there was no dingy dock near so we had to make our own.

Pirate ship...argh

He's got the right idea. Just shorten the mast.

17th street bridge

The only bascule bridge we didn't have to have open for us today.

Port Everglades

We made it back to Ft. Lauderdale and are anchored in Lake Sylvia. Looking forward to our reunion with family and friends on Wednesday.

MIAMI Weekends

Piloted back thru Miami today. Gets sorta Crazy on weekends but somehow we survived all the boats and bikinis. Anchored in a previous anchorage (Haulover Cove) and heading to Ft. Lauderdale tomorrow to meet up with Paul & Pam on Wednesday for DaniaFleaMarket (marine of course)

Hello Miami, again

We left Dinner Key for our two day run back to Ft. Lauderdale and are anchored near Oleta State Park.

Simple Pleasures

We went to Fresh Market -- the only grocery store close to us and treated ourselves to a couple of great pastries and milk. Yum!

Melges boats coming in.

No motors...just sails.

Miami Sail Week

We shot this coming in the mooring field and found it was race week.

Locked in Paradise

Doing laundry. Ugh! Tom came by to stare at me through tbe bars. He's dinghying water to the boat. Worse ugh!

Dinner Key

we had lunch at our favorite place-- Pollo Tropical--and Tom took one of his famous "shortcuts" back to the marina. we're at the Sandbar restaurant for trivia night and we found out why it's called the sandbar--note floor.

Heading back

Gilbert's Resort Motel & Marina is right under US1 and the beginning of the Keys. We left our friends who are heading on to Marathon. We needed to get back to Ft. Lauderdale to meet Paul & Pam next week.

Full Moon over Key Largo

We left Islamarado and our friends at 7:30 this morning with a bumpy ride to Key Largo. We have a sheltered cove in Tarpon Basin and it's nice to be out of the wind for a change. Pulling anchor tomorrow. NIGHT ALL....

Hi Annie

Tom picked up Annie in the dinghy so we'd have someone else to talk to.

Still weathered out

Winds have been 20mph with gusts of 30mph since Sunday. We're getting cabin fever.

Goodnight Islamarado.

The pink limousine

Should we take the Mary Kay car, honey?

Another beautiful. Sunset on Islamarodo

More tarpon

Tarpon

We're anchored near a great spot to watch tarpon. They have access to this basin at a restaurant. Huge guys!

Iguana

Tom rescued an iguana today and released it at the Lorelei.

Wooden statue of a sailfish...really neat.

Pilar-- Earnest Hemingway's boat

We went to the Worlwide Sportsman Bass Pro sbop and found this display

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Life is good at lattitude 25!