Today we cruised from Clearwater to Sarasota and grabbed a mooring ball. Another first. It's much more economical than a slip, more secure than anchoring and allows us to use all the facilities at the marina. Long, hot showers! First thing in the morning, here we come!!
We had a lovely cruise today under clear blue skies, twenty-two degrees with a light breeze. The water was calm, even crossing Tampa Bay. Jeff put a lawn chair on the bow which is just an awesome place to sit.
The excitement today was the wildlife. We had so much fun with the dolphins. We would see them in the distance cresting and as soon as they'd hear our boat they'd head right for us. Then as they came to the boat they'd flip around and play in our bow wake. We got some great video but I borrowed this picture from the internet.
We also saw a group (school?) of stingrays. At first Jeff thought someone had thrown newspapers in the water but on closer inspection we saw what they were. We scrambled to grab the camera but couldn't get a picture. We turned the boat around but we didn't find the group again, only one lone little stingray. They are so cute and friendly with their perpetual smiley faces (but we know, look don't touch. Those barbs sting!). He came right towards the boat to check us out. I took a picture but, well, it looks like a sheet of newspaper in the water.
Bits and bites from our day:
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Recess! School yard in Clearwater.
Yard duty in December looks more appealing here than in Ontario. |
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| Our new heron on the sliding door |
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| Boating life... the pull-up dock at McDonalds |
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