A Rare Thing -- Total Agreement

April 13 - 18, 2012

Brian and I completely agree on something.... This has been the very best winter of our lives!  When we left Minnesota, we couldn't even begin to imagine that everything would work out this well.  First of all, the weather has been fabulous since we arrived in December.  We are crazy about the west coast of Florida.  And, Longboat Key has been a great home.  We're hoping that we'll be back for a portion of next winter.  However, the best part has been seeing friends and family.  Lots and lots of friends.  Old friends -- that we hadn't seen for years, friends that live down here, friends that have been traveling through (by car, plane or boat) and new friends.  The one thing that they all have in common:  we'll definitely see them again -- hopefully soon!  We arrived with no agenda.  And, everything has fallen into place.  Our time in Longboat is coming to an end.  As much as we hate to leave; we are looking forward to continuing our voyage.   

Jan & Steve surprised us by flying in for a quick visit.
They are the 4th couple in our Porsche group and
the most important!  All of those fun week-ends
in Brainard were at their cabin.  Plus, Jan, was the
one that planned our fabulous vacations in the
BVI  & Nappa.  It was a great visit! 
We laughed until tears ran down our faces....

Bob and Sara from Casey Key came by for lunch.
We go way back with them...about 34 years.
A quick stop in St Armand's found some beautiful
pillows for their newly remodeled living room. 

We think we have discovered some of Brian's
relatives.   Tube Dudes are the rage down here.
They are customized to draw attention 
to businesses.  Note that big Smillie smile...... 
OK -- We're easily amused.

On Wednesday we made our last trip to St Petersburg for this winter.  Our purpose was to have lunch with Dick and Kristi (a 4th visit with our friends from Pass a Grill).  While there we stopped to pick up boat parts, had a quick visit with Fran (Brian's stepmother), and did a Costco run.  It was a fully packed day.  

Our plan (an actual plan?!!?) is to leave Longboat on Friday.  However, a storm with 50 - 60 mile an hour winds is predicted for Saturday night.  We'll be watching the weather to decide if we wait until Sunday to depart.     

   
Gotta Smile -- We're Lovin the Ride