John and Gail stopped in Longboat for one night to see why we are so happy here. We visited them at their rental on Sanibel and now they are on their way home to Minnesota. John with and without Gail has spent nine weeks on board Gotta Smile and our former boat, Finally. They have been on board when we stayed in some pretty strange places. This definitely looks like paradise. After a quick look at what changes have been made since they got off south of St Louis, Gail and I made a run to St Armands. When we got as far away from our car as possible, it started raining. It was what my Dad called "a gully washer". Since it looked like it wasn't going to blow over, we made a run for it. By the time we got back to the car, it was sitting in a puddle with water almost up to the rocker panels. We looked like drowned rats. So even though we were running around wearing wet t shirts, no one was asking us to join them for drinks. Before we got the engine running, the rain stopped and the sun broke through. Too late to continue the shopping. Doug and Mary are coming for cocktails and snacks at 5:00. Just enough time to dry off, repair ourselves and get some goodies put together.
From 1992 until 2004 we were very active in the Porsche Club's driving events. Most of these took place at Brainard International Raceway. Four couples would meet at Steve and Jan's cabin and have some of the best times of our lives. We all drove on the track, helped cook meals and playfully critiqued one another. John, Doug, and Mary were part of that group. It was fun to get 2/3's of us together again. It's been too long.
Gotta Smile -- we're lovin the ride!
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