Monday, April 27, 2015

Sailing....takes me away....

Hi Everyone -

Not a lot of pics from this week, so this will be a short blog, but hey, it's better than nothing!

Glenn worked on Friday night and half of the day Saturday. For Saturday night, I made us reservations to go out on the Kai Lani Catamaran in Clearwater for a sunset sail.

We had a nerve-wracking trip there, because there was a huge traffic jam and we were afraid we were literally going to miss the boat. Luckily, we made it just in time.


The Kai Lani is a 50' sailboat that seats up to 40 people. Mike and Claire (the captain and first mate) are a married couple that own the boat and were very lovely hosts.

Sadly, we didn't get any pics of the boat when we weren't actually on it, so I stole a couple pics from their website so you can see it better.




In a related story, my parents, my brother and I once rented a small catamaran and in a rather disastrous series of events, ended up being rescued by the coast guard. This was a much more successful trip.

Also, surprisingly, the other passengers were really nice and fun - we had a great time. Anyway, here are a few pics.






 


So anyway, a lovely evening.

Sunday, Glenn did yard work and built me a new and improved flower bed for a "fragrance garden" with Gardenias and our long-sought-after Confederate Jasmine (which smells AMAZING!). Those flowers are pretty tiny now...we'll keep you posted on their progress.

In the meantime, here are our newest orchids that have bloomed. (I know you are dying to see more orchids!)

 
 
Additionally, we have some Pentas bushes that are going crazy and attracting lots of butterflies.


Sunday night, we went to St. Petersburg for a lovely dinner outside, and then walked down to the marina to look at more boats and take selfies.




Ok, that's enough silliness. Couch monster does not approve.


That's all for this week, folks! Hope all is well with you guys!

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