Gemini Loop: Marathon again

We spent a few days at a mooring ball at Boot Key Harbor at Marathon, then moved back over to the Marathon Yacht Club. Our first night back was the "bring your own" cookout. You bring your own meat and cook it on their barbeque and then come inside for the salad and sides. It was pretty cool. The sunset was awesome and you could see a "fingernail" crescent moon, Venus and Saturn as it got darker. The pictures don't do it justice.

A few days later we attended a Looper function at Banana Bay Marina, just down the street. There were about 120 people in attendance, about half current loopers and half who have finished their loop. We were very pleased to run into Joe and Pat from Glory Days. We haven't seen them in ages! It was good to catch up. We made arrangements to go to dinner the next night.

One of my favorite things since we got here is that I FINALLY got to see a manatee in the wild! We have been in "manatee waters" since we arrived in Mobile, but look as hard as we might we have not seen one... until now. This one came into our little harbor here and just drifted around. It stayed for quite a while so I got lots of photos.

Tomorrow (March 1) is a very special day. Our beautiful daughter Rebecca will be 30. The day of her birth is a very special day for me too, as it marks the day I became a mom. Of all the jobs I've ever done (with the possible exception of being a Granny) that is my favorite. She continues to be a tremendous joy in my life. Happy Birthday, Sweetie!

Tomorrow we leave Marathon for Islamorada. If you have been keeping up with our blog, it is the place we drove to with Pappy and Sa - the one with the big lobster.