We had a great visit Tuesday with Pat and Dan, friends we met in Marathon on our first cruise. They've recently bought a sailboat, and are excited to start boating again after a hiatus from being liveaboards for several years (one of which included their 4 kids and a dog!). Their time on land is well-spent though, since they're keeping new great-grandbaby Gabriel so his mom can finish school. It's time to get that baby on the boat now so he can learn to sail his great-grandparents around when they're old and goofy. Just in the nick of time!
William and Judy joined us, and we took Pat and Dan on a sort-of typical day tour for us. We did a beach stroll, saw a truly one-man band in the plaza, had lunch at Bonita Bills, drinks on top of Lani Kai (where we could spot Serendipity and Optimystique in the mooring field), brews at Wicked Wings, and pizza at Surf Pie (they serve all-you-can-eat on Tuesdays as a cruiser appreciation gesture). Too full and nearly freezing from the wind and dampness, we deposited them back on the dinghy dock so they could drive back to North Ft. Myers.
