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Waiting for a swing bridge to open for usSince we lost a month in Cape Coral, we decided to begin our long journey back home, instead of going down to the Florida Keys.  We’d like to be home by April 15th.  We topped the fuel tanks at Burnt S…

One happy captain….heading out after a long waitYesterday the diver arrived to tighten the starboard prop.  He discovered that the nut was bottoming on the shaft instead of the prop hub.  The nut had to be counterbored to  clear the sh…

The mechanic has now overhauled and installed both transmissions and two new, custom made exhaust elbows.  Problem now is that he discovered that the starboard prop is loose on its shaft.  We’ll have to get a diver to go down and tighten that…

Scott and Julie came by in their boat to take us for a ride.

Scott at the helm of his Hurricane….a great boat for this area.

Julie and Dottie with Cape Coral in the background as we head out to sea.

Part of the large shrimp boat fleet in …

Donna (Dottie’s sister), her husband, Wayne and his mother, Ruth drove down from Sarasota to visit.

Wayne and his mother, Ruth in our deck chairs on the bow.

Another beautiful sunset coming up.

 Donna and Wayne at sunset.

 Julie…

 We drove up to Sarasota to visit Donna, Dottie’s sister, and her husband, Wayne.  They took us to the “Big Cat Habitat”.  It was a great animal show.  They rescue wild animals, mostly from defunct Circuses, train them and give them…

 We moved the boat from a slip to a face dock, so we have a great view from the salon.
 Daytime temperatures between 75 and 80 degrees, palm trees swaying in the breeze.  It’s relaxation time.  We have a rental car so we can get ar…

When we returned from our boat ride last Sunday, the port transmission failed….no reverse.  Made for interesting docking.  The transmission has to be re-built.  This is the mechanic removing it.  Problem is, when he removed the ex…

 Thursday, the 5th, we arrived back at the Lady Dottie in Cape Coral.  It felt great to be back in sunny Florida, feeling sorry for the people in Chicago digging out from over 20 inches of snow.  On Saturday, Lori (Dottie’s daughter), an…

We had a beautiful white Christmas this year.  This was the first time that we had no company over the Holidays, so we enjoyed the Holidays with just the two of us and the critters.  Good thing that we were home, because an ice dam formed in …