Vistors!

I had a good visit with my family last week .
I always find my mom's thirst for sailing amazingly refreshing but found my brother had little to no interest after half an afternoon and didn't get the chance to find out if my brothers girlfriend , Brenda,  even liked to sail unfortunately .
So my Mom and I got to go sailing a couple o days during their brief visit.
First time out we had a great day sail to Sanibel where Grand Ma Dot's restaurant is located and was our target for the day besides catching a breeze!
Upon our return under the bridge at Matanza pass, I spied a familiar skiff sporting a well known brown canine, Renegade!
As we slowly moved along the channel with just enough wind to fill the genoa in a run position , we hear Scott haranguing Ren as we passed while he snapped a few pix of DAWGFISH ghosting along!

  Thanks Scott ! I have always wondered what DAWGFISH looked like under sail!


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The following day we set sail for Cabbage Key.
Getting a late start , we arrived there mid afternoon!
I felt good about that due to the bow wind the whole way there ...... the ol iron genny got a workout !
I should mention that the heat index was around 102 degrees, VERY sunny but with the wind like it was we felt alright .......until we stopped at dock....... yeah I've been less wet swimming.....

 The entrance to Cabbage Key is shallow and narrow but very well marked from the ICW!

 Self preservation is rarely pretty. Those who thoughtlessly sneered at the sight will probably never understand.

 Dockage is limited so our skinny draft got us a shallow slip!

 For my brother though I doubt he will see this or why it is for him...

 On my way to the bathroom , you can imagine my stunned amazement upon entering the bar area , where started the mementos.....dollar bills with writing on them taped up EVERYWHERE!

 I just HAD to !

 Mom noticed that they were multiple layers deep!

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We were kind of excited as we exited the channel to cabbage Key because since we had a bow wind all the way up , that meant we would get to sail back ....right????
ok ok we got to sail for a couple hours before the wind died , turned and came at our bow at about 20-25 mph!!!!
glad I saw it coming at us and got the sail doused!
Now we had already used 1 tank of gas getting to Cabbage Key, and sailing a third of the way back meant we should have plenty to return.... for some reason the tank felt light when I checked it at the halfway point so I drained what little was left in the "empty" tank into what felt like a "half empty" tank , only to find out that it was now practically full! Being night at the time this was a relieving revelation that let us pick up the pace a bit.
After successfully navigating the shoals and really narrow channels on the south east side of St. James City we cross the bay to arrive safe and sound (and exhausted) at Matanza Inn at dock at around 12:30 AM.

Brenda thoughtfully got me a bobble head turtle! Thank you!
Thanks mom for the visit and the great food experiences!!
Thanks to my brother for forcing my hand at making DAWGFISH a dry boat.