We noticed the dolphins as we were taking photos of our arrival. Here are Dusty and Corinne as we are approaching Clearwater Pass.
Candy and I were next. You might be able to pick out the fin behind us. We jumped up and started the video as they ran along the bow. In the video and pics you can also see why they call Clearwater, Clearwater and what a beautiful day it was with calm waters and sunny skies.
The following picture shows us motoring through Clearwater Pass (thanks to John Vafiadis a friend of ours who was kind enough to meet us and take the pics). The twin condo towers behind us are where we would come for the many years we have lived away from Clearwater and rent a condo in one of the buildings for a month in the summer. Family and friends would come to visit us rather than us toting the kids around. It was a great.
Here we are, arriving at the temporary slip at our condo on Island Estates, Clearwater Beach. A man in our building who owns the slip graciously allowed up to use it for the next week as ours is prepared to recieve BossSea.
And finally, BossSea in her temporary slip next to our friend John's boat. A long trip, yes, but we all noted how quickly it passed. Books were taken but never read because of the beauty. We were blessed to be able to spend wonderful time with Dusty and Corinne and will cherish the memories forever. Thanks for being a part of it with us.
It is good to be home and a blessing to have experienced what we did over the past week. I hope all who read this blog have enjoyed it and in the process gained a new appreciation for the state of Florida. We certainly have!
Richard, Candy, Dusty and Corinne!
WOW! Those dolphins are simply amazing. That is one of my dreams, to be that close to them! Looks like you all will have memories to last a lifetime. Carol
ReplyDeleteThanks very much for keeping us posted and for sharing the fun with us - it really feels like we were on the trip with you! Very glad that you arrived safely.
ReplyDeleteRichard, you are a talented writer putting your thoughts into proper words creating a vivid picture of the whole story. I do enjoy reading the blog and having an excursion around Florida. The video with dolphins is awesome. I'm glad that all of you have made such a wonderful trip.
ReplyDeleteThanks for blogging your very cool trip! It's been fun following!
ReplyDeleteI'm sad your trip had to end. Well, I mean not really sad since I'm ready for you to come home, but I'm so glad you all had such a fun time and so many neat experiences. It really has been fun to see all the amazing things you experienced. Thanks, dad, for sharing all of it - even the bad :) Love you!
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