Happy Thanksgiving to all, November 28, 2013

Last year at Thanksgiving time we were racing down the Intracoastal Waterway along the Georgia cost. We were running from winter and trying to make it to St. Mary's, Georgia for the annual cruiser's Thanksgiving celebration. We stayed ahead of the bitter cold and made it to the celebration and enjoyed dinner with a 150 other cruisers that were doing the same thing as we.



This year we are in Stuart, Florida, which is about 275 miles south of St. Marys, Georgia. We thought we were well ahead of the cold until we woke up this morning and it was 45 degrees. It was still much warmer than the reported 15 degrees at our home in Tawas, Michigan. By dinner time, it was 72 and very pleasant for our outside gathering.




We are staying at Sunset Bay marina and they put on a Thanksgiving feast that rivaled St. Marys. The marina provided turkey, ham, dressing, potatoes and gravy and the cruisers brought a dish to pass.




There were over 100 people in attendance and no one went away hungry.



The dinghy dock was crowed with inflatables as everyone gathered to enjoy the feast among the "cruising family." We shared the day with our friends, George and Jackie from Heritage, Guy and Louise from Miss Ellie and Chrissie from Chances. Everyone seemed to agree that if we could not be with family, it was good to be with friends. We all have much to be thankful for.


After too much food, wine and laughter, it was back to the boat in time to enjoy another Florida sunset.



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Location:Stuart, Florida