Day 92: Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Port to Port: Hudson, Florida

Underway: 0:00 am      Motor Off: 0:00 pm      Miles Traveled: 00      Stayed At: Dock

Mile to Mile: We thought about leaving today but still had a few things that we wanted to do, high tide would make it an early morning ordeal and Bill suggested going out tonight to dinner and check out the marinas in Tarpon Springs. We really don’t want to leave so why would we say no?

We worked on the blog, went shopping again (there is always something we need like more green slime just in case), took another spin in the kayaks and got everything ready for our last voyage on the open Gulf. We were busy all day and got everything done so we could finally (and reluctantly) leave early tomorrow morning. And, miracle of miracles, the dinghy is still inflated. Whoo-hoo! We can tow it now and get to some beaches. Just in time too.

After Kate got home, we spent some time checking out some of the many marinas in the Tarpon Springs area and had a nice dinner at the Rusty Belly. We were full, tired, and melancholy knowing we were leaving the next day. Bill has Looper madness now. Since he first heard about our trip from Chip, he has been reading blogs, checking websites, and, worst of all, looking at boats online. Oh-oh. Sorry Kate. We didn’t mean to upset life’s normal routine but it is really something to look forward to someday – you might even meet someone like yourselves on your trip – a definite highlight of our trip.