Second Wind on the Great Loop and Beyond

Tuesday, January 23. Ahhhhhhh! We finally had a relaxing day. However, it started off with a worry. Bob and I both could heard water trickling. Bob looked at every valve and every nook and cranny where water could gather, but couldn't find a thing wrong. The sound appeared to be coming from every pary of the boat, so we couldn't even pin down a location. He finally called the PDQ Technical Support staff. They said he had done all the troubleshooting they could advise and suggested that the sound might not even be coming from our boat. It seems that hulls even pick up sounds from other boats. Hummmmm. They said not to worry, so we headed out. They must have been right, because we no longer heard the Mysterious Trickling Sound.

We only had to cruise 48 miles through the easy Intercoastal Waterway. We passed by the large houses and the dense condos of Clearwater, then St. Petersburg. Miles and miles of expensive property, punctuated by numerous bridges describes today’s journey. By mid-afternoon we arrived at the Crow’s Nest Marina in Venice, FL. This is a beautiful area. Bob said, “I could live here.” The water has now turned turquoise, reminding us of Caribbean waters.

The marina had complimentary bicycles, so we took a quick ride around the area. We walked out on a jetty to watch to look at the Venice Inlet from the ocean. As the sun went down, we sat on the back deck bench and watched the dolphins. Later we realized we could have tied up for free at a town dock, but then we wouldn’t have had the bicycle ride. Maybe next time. Altogether a good day!

# posted by Second Wind @ 8:18 PM