After having to honk around on the Rocna anchor to get it out of the mud, we left our anchorage in Placida at 0825 and arrived here at Moore’s Crab Restaurant pier on Longboat Key by 1500. The wind picked up out of the east in the middle of the night bouncing us around a bit for a few hours.
We enjoyed some appetizers and adult beverages on the back porch of the restaurant after arrival and later went back for dinner.
A look at the weather coming weather, especially on www.stormsurf.com, we are seeing no opportunity to cross the Gulf of Mexico to the panhandle in the coming week. We had been hoping to arrive in this area with a good crossing window in the near future, but that is not to be. Mary must attend Lynn's graduation in Alabama on May 6th, meaning we either get home by May 4th or she will have to rent a car from this area.
For now, we intend to head across Tampa Bay and spend some time at the St Petersburg Municipal Marina and then maybe head toward Treasure Island and Clearwater as a window becomes apparent on the long range weather forecasts.
This is Calypso our trusty 1972 Grand Banks 42 purchased in San Diego, CA in 1986 and sold in Panama City, FL in 2015
Frolic
Frolic, our 2005 Mainship 30 Pilot II replaced Calypso in 2015
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