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| TMCA French Picnic 2006 |
Warm sunlight filters through the trees surrounding tables filled with French cuisine. Light and shadow play over a champagne fountain. Imagine stepping into an Impressionist painting; you are on the banks of Double Bayou at the French Picnic! Over one hundred people, many sporting berets, were in attendance for the French Picnic the weekend following Thanksgiving. Something like fifty-five boats nuzzled up to the bank of the East Fork; some had arrived earlier in the week to celebrate Thanksgiving but most arrived Friday. Some folks arrived by dinghy from Marker Seventeen...
That's how I described the French Picnic in a Galveston Bay Texas boating magazine, Telltales, in the year of 2006. Such memories spurred Joanne to bring thisTMCA tradition to our new home here on Charlotte Harbor. And so she did.
The French Picnic planned on Cayo Costa for the first October weekend fortuitously coincided with fall's first cool front. Blessed with low humidity and a pleasant breeze, crews aboard four sailboats, Sabrena,Gioia Sul Mare, Caprice and Eagle's Wings and four powerboats, Egret, Mystic Blue, Rare Indigo and Summer Thunder anchored in Pelican Bay. Stars filled the clear night time sky as water lapped along the sides of our boats. We played with the Goggle Sky Map App on Joanne's Droid X phone - very cool. Saturday morning, Joanne & I meandered along the beach selecting a few sea shells along the way. Of course, we got wet too! Oh what a awesome weekend!
The French Picnic planned on Cayo Costa for the first October weekend fortuitously coincided with fall's first cool front. Blessed with low humidity and a pleasant breeze, crews aboard four sailboats, Sabrena,Gioia Sul Mare, Caprice and Eagle's Wings and four powerboats, Egret, Mystic Blue, Rare Indigo and Summer Thunder anchored in Pelican Bay. Stars filled the clear night time sky as water lapped along the sides of our boats. We played with the Goggle Sky Map App on Joanne's Droid X phone - very cool. Saturday morning, Joanne & I meandered along the beach selecting a few sea shells along the way. Of course, we got wet too! Oh what a awesome weekend!
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| French Picnic on Cayo Costa |
Here are the picnic highlights. Shortly after arrival on Friday, Claudia and Jim Morrow hosted a superb Happy Hour on Egret. Wine flowed and conversation filled the bay.
On Saturday afternoon, the friendly park ranger provided taxi service to the picnic site on the Gulf side of Cayo Costa. The picnic tables were set with lace tablecloths and elegant shell centerpieces. The crews brought their French specialties. We uncorked our bottles of wine and sampled the delicious fare. We voted for the best dishes and prizes were awarded.
Our 3rd runner up was Igor Kapuscinski with his two delectable walnut pattees. In second place was Constance Robison with her yummy Beef Bourgeone. The grand prize winner was Jackie Whitaker with her scrumptious chocolate cake.
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