Traveling up the learning curve

We attended the SSCA (Seven Seas Cruising Association) 8th Annual Florida West Coast Rendezvous in Punta Gorda, traveling by motor home to the Isles Yacht Club. It's a beautiful club, with a large facility for club members and a perfect venue for the SSCA activities. We attended seminars on Cruising Cuba, Heavy Weather, a San Diego-to-Thailand Voyage, a Belize/Honduras/Mexico/Guatemala Cruise, AIS/Radar, Land Travel, and Women Cruising, and gathered lots of information and tips for future travels. There was a happy hour with full-dress flag ceremony, drawings for prizes, lunch and dinner, and we met many new friends and fellow travelers. The dockmaster at Isles YC was most gracious and helped us settle in for the night. We thank Harry and Melinda (S/V Sea Schell) for encouraging us to go, and we enjoyed the company of Rankin and Sandy (S/V Heart of Texas) who also traveled by motor home. John and Susan (S/V Alchemy) arrived by boat from Clearwater, so we had a good visit and catch-up with them as well. We closed the event with a great dinner in Fisherman's Village at Harpoon Harry's.

The golf group continues and also continues to grow, and they too have a learning curve....never ever let your golf ball go to a mama alligator.