Tuesday, October 27, 2009

St Pete's and Gulfport

The next spot on our sailing journey was St. Pete's Municipal Marina. We motor sailed for 3 hours to get here and docked along the pier in the central basin. St. Pete's is such a great destination - we spent Friday and Saturday here. The Farmer's Market was really great - lots of yummy produce, spices, regional foodstuffs. We were able to get our autopilot control unit replaced by Dick Booth, the Nexus dealer. We also got the Nexus system interfaced to the new Garmin chartplotter. We even went out sailing to check that it was working properly. We also went on a trolley ride around the city and checked out an art show. Lots of fun and companionship.

We decided to visit a little spot, Gulfport with the club. The cruise leaders, Sandi and Chuck, arranged for dinner at LaCote Basque, a neat little French Restaurant. We must have had 20 people (2 tables). We also checked out the cute little shops in town and took a stroll back to our boat.

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