Tuesday, November 20, 2018

Clearwater, Florida

Day #140: Up at 6:30 A.M. for coffee and grapefruit. At 8:30 A.M. Bruce, Bev, Mike and I went to breakfast at The Salty Dog Café which is part the marina.  It is an OUTDOOR café and we were comfortable in shorts!!! Bev and I called Karen to work on a grocery list for Thanksgiving. After Mike, Bev and myself went for a walk on the beach walk. At noon Mike and I launched the dinghy cruising up and down the intercoastal waterway. We saw multiple excursion boats but no dolphins or manatee. After securing the dinghy we had happy hour with Bruce and Bev. The cold front moved through Clearwater which meant that the winds picked up and it got a bit cooler. Mike and I returned to the boat getting the boat ready for departure in the morning. Mike and I sat on the dock for a bit but it was windy and cool so we headed back onto the boat. The boat is ready for a 7 A.M. departure in the morning as we will be heading to Marina Jack in Sarasota, FL. Time for blogging and quiet evening.
"Parrot Bay" and "Bay Tripper" in their slips at Clearwater Beach Marina

                                                                                   
                   Patty, Mike, Bruce and Bev at The Salty Dog Café, at an open air outdoor table!
                                                                                                                                                                  
                                                           "Island Time" excursion boat. 

"StarLite Majesty" a excursion boat. 

Another excursion boat.

The Tropics Boat Tours, they guarantee dolphins.

"Kai Lani" a catamaran excursion.

Mega Bite. This is one of Mike's favorite excursion boats because of the classic and traditional boat lines.

"Little Toot"

"Calypso Queen"

The Clearwater Ferry.

Clearwater Fire & Rescue.