Burnt Store And Moss Marine

Our blog is also our diary of sorts. We no longer assemble picture albums. So blogging is the way we assist our memories.  That is what this blog entry is about.

September 15-16.  I positioned us poorly for the start of a friendly IYC race to Burn't Store.  So we started late, very late, but still had a great sail.  Here we are passing the Start Line at Marker One "racing" to Burnt Store. 

September 20 -23 We joined a number of other IYC boats at Moss Marine in Fort Myers Beach.  We left on Thursday to motor (no wind) down to Ding Darling to anchor for the night.  We did  this position ourselves for an arrival at Moss Marine at slack tide the next day.  Was it ever hot on the way to Ding Darling; Joanne & I both got headaches from the heat; Bleu sprawled out on his back on top of the refrigerator and under the galley fan. The generator fired up to power the air conditioner as soon as we anchored. An impressive line of thunderstorms passed to the southeast of us.   

Look at the shoaling in Matanzas Pass on way to Moss Marine at Fort Myers Beach!  Apparently the EPA is holding up the Corps of Engineers from dredging the channel.

Bleu Blessed by Father Jerry

 On October 2nd, Joanne & I wowed the audience at the Civic Center as we provided commentary for our DVD picture and music show on our Austalian Trip with the Friendship Force.   A talk by Joanne on Charting to the IYC Admirals followed later in the week as did a blessing of Bleu by Father Jerry.  I was awarded Senior Navigator at the Power Squadron District Meeting. 

This week we attended an Octoberfest dinner at the Elks Club.  The SSCA GAM is this weekend; Richard is the Assistant to the Associate Facilities Corrdinator. Next Sunday, Richard has the honor of introducing Lin and Larry Pardey, world famous cruisers, at the Civic Center for thier talk, "The Compelling Power of Adventure." More Later.

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