Settling in

The Gang went shopping in Tarpon Springs

Tarpon Springs is the Sponge Capital of Florida

At high tide the streets of Tarpon Springs flood

Now that the holidays are put to rest, we are settling in here at Marker 1.  Our friends, Brian and Janis from Fugitive (and Guelph, Canada-- http://guelph.ca/) crossed from Carrabelle last week so we have some running buddies here for a little bit.  They had a rough crossing with 2-5 foot waves and it took them 24 hours—it will take Janis a little while to forget that particular ride.   On Friday, we all went to Tarpon Springs (only about 10 miles north of Dunedin) had some good food and shopping. Sunday we had a perfect 75 degree, sunny day Terry and I we went out to Caladesi State Park (about 15 min. dingy ride) to enjoy the beautiful beach and soak up some rays.   Gale warnings were issued last night  and a big storm came in and it was amazing how high the water got some people were stuck on their boats until the rain stopped and the wind calmed a little.  We were very glad we were not anchored out—the winds got up to 40mph here and they had tornadoes south of us in Sarasota/Siesta Key.  This el ninja is playing havoc with the weather -- we are thankful for our secure dockage. 

The beach at Caladesi is beautiful

 

Caladesi is just outside Dunedin but you can only get there by water

 

This bird (a Tern-I think) was having a small fish for lunch
 

 

Love the beach art

 

Winds got so bad here at the Marina that they put all the pool chars and tables in the pool--smart