Remember, I'll (Tom) be using some color other than black for my posts so you can distinguish between what Nancy posts and what I post. I had hoped to use a different font, but the selections available on Google Blogger are limited to only ones that are too close to the one Nancy uses. So, after looking at color options, it looks like red will be my color.

Anyway, as Nancy mentioned yesterday evening, we arrived at a very pretty anchorage in the lee of a small island. We anchored about 50 yards off the island and then realized the water was deep enough that we could have tucked in a lot closer. Actually we have had one boat slip in between us and the island. I personally would never have done something like that with all the other room available in the area, but it takes all kinds of people!!

We arose this morning to a beautiful sunrise and climbed out on deck with our steaming cups of hot coffee to enjoy the scenery. The fish were breaking near the shore of the island and one morning, I plan to be waiting for them in the dingy with some fresh shrimp. I might be able to put a fish or two in the basket for dinner. Of course, the really nice thing about using shrimp is that if you don't catch any fish, you can always eat the bait.

Below are just a few of pictures taken this morning:

 

 

We plan to hang around here for a little while today and then motor on up to an area near Melbourne, FL and anchor at Dragon's Point. This should only be a couple of hours. We learned that just above this area is a wide open spot in the "ditch" and we'll be able to hoist the sails on Sunday and just play a little. Speaking of playing, things seem to be settling down with the boat issues and we're learning her little quirks so we feel we can take a more relaxed attitude toward this adventure and enjoy our time.

We hope each and every one of you has a great weekend.