We ate lunch at Patrick's and they had several wooden statues...this is one of one of the owners, and Deb got him to pose next to his statue
We are in the land of palm trees
For lunch we went to Patrick's...where they have several of these full size statues carved out of wood...Deb took pictures of all of them
This is Patrick's at lunch...the owners are sitting at the corner
Downtown Sarasota...what a great "feeling" downntown
Deb was playing with the camera, trying to get this shot...and did
Another great sunset in Sarasota
This large statue is just outside our marina...notice Deb by the nurse's shoe?
Log 76
Day 196
Wednesday, December 03, 2008
6:30 AM EST
Location: Marina Jack’s...near downtown Sarasota, FL
Weather: 42* and light winds...forecasted to be 73 & sunny
I have been getting emails and phone calls from folks up North, so when I tell you it got cold last night (down to 41), I’m sure you don’t feel bad for us. And, when I tell you it will be 82 in Fort Myers (where we’ll be) on Friday you may actually be upset. But such is the case. The strong North winds did bring clear and cold to the area, but it will be out of here today, and the next week will be just gorgeous.
Yesterday...was kind of a lazy, catch up, day. Deb did laundry here at the marina, and I took a walk to the Sarasota downtown area. What a great downtown. As they say...”this is where the rich and famous hang out”. It was probably about 6 blocks on both sides, with every kind of food and every kind of store you can imagine. Each one nicer than the other. So...when Deb got done with the laundry we walked into town (about 2 blocks from the marina) and walked around. As usual, we were looking for the perfect cheeseburger, so we stopped at Patrick’s, a fairly large local bar on the corner. It would remind you of a “Cheers” kind of bar. Lots of locals, and also the occasional tourist...us. Deb, being Deb, didn’t take long to meet folks, and ended up meeting the owners, and hearing all their stories. As you can see from the pictures, she took several of wooden statues (there were 7, but I only included a couple) and even had one of the owners come over and pose next to a statue of him. When we left, they were offering her to sit down and have a martini with them (mainly because she said it looked really good). I’m glad I was with her, or she might still be there.
After lunch we took a long walk around town, and then back to the boat by 1:30. After a short nap, I washed the boat, and did some more waxing. Deb did some bookwork, and finished the laundry. Everyone told us there was a great Mexican restaurant in town, and we thought about going there for dinner, but decided we’d eaten out enough, and Deb made some awesome chicken and gravy, and we watched the latest episode of Worlds Toughest Fixes.
Today...we will wait for the sun to warm things up a bit, and then head 45 miles to Burnt Store Marina in Punta Gorda, FL. If you want to see our location on Google Maps (click here). This is about 1/2 way to our destination for December in Fort Myers. We will stay in the intracoastal waterway today, because the Gulf is still rough. It is pretty shallow, and is slow going, but should be a great day.
I’ll keep you posted.
Bob
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