Integrity Cruise

Day 254 - Cortez back to Palmetto, FL

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Day 254: Thursday, January 5th: We had been invited to brunch at Casey and Bob's today. Their condo is very nicely laid out and decorated in sort of a jungle motif. Plants and sculptures accent the rooms:

The shallow alcove to the right of the louvered door is actually their elevator door, painted by their decorator:

The brunch table was inviting. We were again sorry we didn't get a picture of last night's feast:

Here are our friends (left to right), Jan, Bob, Casey and Lee:

And this is the view out the window of the condo, overlooking the waterway:

Lee and Jan had to go back to their boat in Ft. Myers after the brunch so we bid them adieu, promising to try to hook up with them farther along the Loop.

Then we went for a drive through the area with Bob and Casey. We drove down Bradenton Beach and over to the old Village of Longboat Key. This is the originally settled area on the island of Longboat Key and is very nicely kept up. The highlight of the Village is the hundreds of wild resident peacocks.

We spotted a flock of thirteen of these wild birds roosting on the front stoop of a house:

The peacocks have very little fear of people and the laws protect them from harm. This fellow seemed to like having his picture taken:

Some other eye catchers were these unusual mailbox stands:

We stopped at St. Armand's Island shopping village so Ruth and Casey could check out a couple of shops then headed back to the condo.

Bob and Casey's condo sports a very nice pool and hot tub. Ruth jumped at the chance to spend some time at this facility:

We had contracted with a boat-detailing company to have the hull of Integrity buffed and waxed back at Regatta Point Marina in Palmetto so we made moves to get underway.

We invited Bob and Casey to join us for the short run to the marina; Casey joined us while Bob tended to some business and then drove over to pick Casey up. It was a nice trip but an approaching cold front brought cloud cover and winds.

We had Stef and Roy from Dream Catcher V join us for a Mexican supper and the six of us went to a highly recommended spot. It had a broad range of choice, but sadly, none seemed memorable.

Then back to our respective boats and condos for the night.

Position tonight: N27 30.647 W082 34.472

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