Portside Cockpit
To use time constructively, Tom removes the TV set from the mount on the Mast Column in the Settee. The area appears much larger without TV! We try it in many different places and decide we like it on the divider between the Galley and Settee. For the next few weeks it will be stowed under the front seat in a bed of life preservers. This will allow us to sit six adults around the table.
Starboard Cockpit
As we are eating Cheese and Turkey Sandwiches, a kayak passes for a lady and her dog. The dog is the only one wearing a life preserver!
The fog has lifted and we can see to the far end of the harbor.
Cliff calls to let us know he standing on the MCM dock! Catrina sails up to greet our guests, board their gear, restock boat and drinking water and empty trash. A five purpose mission!
It is such a beautiful afternoon that we head for the Atlantic by the Fish Canal. At the distant reef marker, we drop anchor and snorkel a while. Both Carson 9 and Coleman 7 are good swimmers and avid fishermen.
Later Cliff and Tom trail two lines as we cruise along. Within 15 minutes, Cliff has hooked a fish! Coleman and Carson attempt to pull it in. We know it is good sized because we can see it jump completely out of the water 4 or 5 times. Finally, Cliff takes over and reels it in but must gaff it. It is too big for our net! Tom gets out the measuring tape and records 32 inch dolphin fish!
First Carson and Cliff hold up the fish and then Coleman and Cliff.
The Gentlemen ask their sweethearts to dinner at Key Industries. Pam and Cliff are pictured below
Our biggest problem was after sunset. We motored slowly back up Fish Canal because it was low tide and dark. When we got to the harbor, it took us a number of laps to find our mooring ball in the dark. We finally found it by locating a boat moored near us! Next project was to zip the bimini back on. It took four adult a very long time to figure out where each of the seven pieces fit! What we needed was a good puzzle solver!
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