Saying Good-bye to the Keys and Hello to South Florida

 All good things eventually come to an end and the time for us to leave had finally arrived.  We stayed put longer than we ever had and settled into a comfortable, most days, routine.  But we missed our friends back in Fort Walton Beach and I wanted to work in the yard to get my flowerbeds and yard ready for summer so we bade farewell to Bocce Ball, potlucks, dinghy drifts, San Pablo, the gym and so many great people and jumped on an acceptable weather window to cross to Fort Myers.

We had one last dolphin show in the mooring field.

This juvenile dolphin and his pod were hunting all around the boat.

This was too funny not to include and since I was taking the
 picture and I write the blog, I get to choose what is included.

  Some of our storage is really deep and it takes a lot of effort to

find the spare that was needed.

This manatee was right in the middle of the dinghy channel and 

required rowing around so the outboard prop wouldn't hit him.

Posed for a closeup.

And off we go with the keys in our wake.

Back to one of our favorite clubs to visit,

St. Charles YC.  Always friendly and convenient

for resupply.  Several other boats were visiting at the

same time so new folks to meet.

The neighborhood around the club is blooming with

 such artful plantings.

This pelican was hoping for a handout.

It was wonderful to give Blue Moon a much needed bath.

Water is too precious on a mooring ball to spend on washing

the boat so we rely on rain to clean the decks and hull.