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Off to Useppa with the Motley Crew
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Mike and Stuart on one of our last nights in Sarasota
Stuart and Casey talking diving
The sun setting
Stuart and Mike have the rum out
Oh dear, Dan's fallen asleep in the squadron TV area, I hope it wasn't all that rum!??
Mike fixing up some midnight snacks
Leaving Sarasota for a weekend in Useppa with the Motley Crew, some more of the huge houses that are all along the water around here
West Wind coming up behind us in Big Pass Channel on the way out of Sarasota
Over taking us now!
Yeah we caught a King Mackerel on the way
Walt on Lady Quebeca coming up behind us on the way onto Useppa
Naughty Mano has been on the beer again
First night anchored up off of Useppa, Stuart and Greta being very silly!
Dan and Cassandra
Stuart and Greta looking a little less like lunatics!
Greta and Dan
Bllllllllllllimey Greta, what was that you said!!!
Cindy and Ken doing a spot of fishing on the bow of West Wind the next morning
Right all off on a dingy excursion to Cayo Costa, Cindy and Ken
More big houses on Useppa, a private island that scum like us are not allowed to set foot on!
A cigarette boat moored up in Useppa, these boats are sooo loud and go so fast and cost 1/2 million Dollars. We really didn't like them very much
Jason and Cassandra in the dingy on the way to Cayo Costa
Some of the rich folk sailing along in their Cat boat, they were very friendly and wavy though
Cabbage Key
Dingy confrontations!
Stuart driving us through the Love Tunnel to get to Cayo Costa beach
It gets a little shallow though and we end up having to drag the dingy through parts
and duck under trees whilst bouncing from mangrove to mangrove!
Finally we all make it to the beach in one piece
It was well worth it
Everyone rushes off for a dip in the sea
Stuart and Greg drying off
Little birds pecking for worms in the sand
We had a rather unwelcome site when we all got back to our boats, its Love Bug season and they have completely swarmed all of the boats
There were millions of them all over the boat and inside, you dare not yawn or your mouth would be full, luckily they are harmless and don't bite or it really would have been miserable
Me trying to swipe them away from the door to stop them all getting inside, only to find out there was plenty in there anyway
After this more people arrived and we all rafted up together
Stu out and about giving people who didn't raft up lifts back to the rafted boats
The last night that everyone was there
All the boats rafted up together
Me and Kenny putting the world to rights
The morning that most people left
West Wind are off, it was really sad to say good bye to all the people here, we have had such a nice time and met so many great people. Everyone has really looked after us whilst we have been in Sarasota. Thank you all very much you made our stay fantastic, we will miss you all :-(
So now it is just us and Mike left (with his new boat) and we off on a Manatee watching mission
OK it is very difficult to get photos of them as the water is so murky that you never know where they are going to pop up next, but the lump in the middle of this picture is actually a manatee nose!
and here you can see one's nose and a part of his body, they were soo fantastic though and really sweet
Me on Manatee watch
Spotting Ospreys whilst out and about in the dingy
Here's one in his nest
We aren't too sure what this one is called buy he was very pretty
Then off we went to show Mike the Love Tunnel and for a quick dip in the sea
Is it just me or do all the dead trees look like camels?
Me and Mike looking for shells on the beach
Mike is very happy with his new boat
Saying good by to Mike, the last of the Motley Crew to leave us
Thank you Cindy and Ken for our very own Motley Crew flag!!
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