Judy's Blog

Another day in paradise...we could travel thousands of miles and the scenery wouldn't be as pretty as it is here. Yesterday, after a long, leisurely breakfast, we jumped in the kayak and paddled over to Coquina Beach. It is a good distance from Free Spirit; we have walked there from the boat which involves walking out to the main drag and crossing the Longboat Pass bridge. We had a picnic lunch and then walked all the way to the turnaround where there is a street of shops and restaurants. Omi, Deb and I have gone there to shop and to eat crepes at a cute French restaurant. The great thing about this area is that you can walk for miles safely on paved walkways, or if you rather ride, jump on a trolley - which is what we did on the way back. We retrieved our kayak and, after some fun exploring, came back to the boat. Eric read and I enjoyed yoga in our cockpit (there is room for my yoga mat, which is great). Soon it would be happy hour, and because the trees block the sunset a bit, we jumped into the dinghy and rode out to the Gulf entrance to watch the sunset. We had a delicious dinner...it's funny but everything tastes great when on the water, in the fresh air. Woke up to the sounds of birds chirping. I like this alarm clock much better than the one at home!