Tuesday 20 March Six Manatees Frolic In Our Canal |
Dale Sees The Manatees First |
One Of Them Swims The Backstroke! |
Three Manatees "Wrestle" Probably Two Males & One Female |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Manatees 'Wrestling' |
Backstroking Manatee |
Looks Like A Sea Cow All Right |
Or Even A Hog ! |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Manatee Tails |
Dale Relaxes On Our Boat |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Friday 23 March Our Local Hangout The Cortez Kitchen at the Taylor Boatyard |
Cortez Native Eric Von Hahmann Country Music |
Rustic Bar |
Movin' To The Music ! |
Dale & Barry Front Row Table |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Waitresses Just Gotta Boogie |
Midnight Waterfront Views From Cortez Kitchen |
Dale Midnight Denizen Taylor Boatyard |
|
|
|
|
|
Saturday - 24 March The Waterway Has A Belated St. Patty's Day Party |
Dale Splits Her Raffle Tickets |
Klaus |
Rick & Doug |
Annie & Ralph 'MC' The Raffle |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sunday - 25 March Sarasota Crafts Fair - Downtown Main Street Sarasota Waterfront Park & Harbor |
Barry |
Dale Colorful Art |
Dale & Barry Flowers And Sculpture |
Dale & The Fairy Lady |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Clown Statues All Over Sarasota (To Be Auctioned For Charity) |
Dale Downtown Architecture Is Great. |
Barry Sarasota Library |
Dale Mattison's City Grill |
Barry Waterfront Park Entrance |
|
|
|
|
|
|
South Side Of Harbor |
Casual Dining Available |
Dale Sarasota Waterfront Walkway |
|
|
|
|
Barry Sarasota Waterfront Park |
Segway Riders Explain How Not To Fall Off ! |
Dale And New Friend |
Barry & View Of Sarasota-Bird Key Bridge |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Donzi Rumbles Past |
Donzi Blasts Out Of Sarasota Harbor |
Sarasota Waterfront Skyline (Left View) |
|
|
|
|
Sarasota Waterfront Skyline (Middle View) |
Sarasota Waterfront Skyline (Right View) |
|
|
|
Sarasota Waterfront Park Fountain |
Dale Finds A Swing |
Dale |
Dale Is A real Swinger ! |
|
|
|
|
|
It's Still Spring Break Time ! Beer Can Island At Longboat Pass Is Jammed ! (Between Longboat Key & Anna Maria Island) |
Longboat Pass And Cochina Beach |
Drawbridge Longboat Pass |
Beaching Your Boat At 'Beer Can Island' |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Beer Can Island Is Actually Connected to Longboat Key. Locals Use The Shallow Water For Parties And To Work On Their Boats. |
|
|
|
|
|
Personal Watercraft Heads For Gulf Of Mexico Waters |
Beer Can Island Longboat Pass Cochina Beach |
Dale Gets A Cortez Ice Cream Treat ! |
Barry Unwanted ! Wife Says: Sell Cheap! |
|
|
|
|
Monday - 26 March Took The Boat Out For A Spin Around Anna Maria Island. First Through Palma Sola Bay, Then North On The IntraCoastal Waterway To Passage Key In The Gulf Of Mexico, Then South Along Anna Maria's Beaches, Return Via Longboat Pass & Beer Can Island, North On The IntraCoastal Under Cortez Bridge, Then Back Into Palma Sola Bay! |
Passage Key Is A Very Large Island, Mostly Underwater |
Dale Passage Key 'Sandbar' In Distance |
High Tide - Key Is Also A Bird Sanctuary. The Boats Are Floating Atop The Shallow Island! |
Southern Tip Several Hundred Yards Away Also Just Above Water ! |
In Summertime People Set Up Chairs & Tables In The Shallow Water! |
|
|
|
|
|
View Of North Anna Maria Island From The Gulf Of Mexico |
The Sandbar Restaurant ! |
Dale & Anna Maria Island Beaches, Just North of The Sandbar Restaurant |
|
|
|
|
Anna Maria Island And The Sandbar Restaurant A Favorite Of Ours ! |
Dale And The Seaside Motel |
Our Favorite Island Motel The Seaside ! |
Longboat Pass Drawbridge |
|
|
|
|
|
Spring Breakers Are Gone! Barry Has Room To Scrape Barnacles Off The Outdrive! Beer Can Island ! |
View Of IntraCoastal Waterway Just North Of Cortez Bridge |
Dale Cortez Bridge |
|
|
|
|
|
Dale Entering Palma Sola Bay |
Almost Home ! Our Next Door Neighborhood 'San Remo' |
Follow The Channel Around Boats On left |
Turn Right Into Our Canal |
Home! Waterway Condos |
|
|
|
|
|
Tuesday - 27 March Smuggler's Cove Miniature Golf, Cortez Rd, Bradenton |
Dale |
Dale Sez: Eat Your Heart Out Don Smith ;-) |
Baby Alligators Crawling Everywhere ! |
Barry |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Barry Doesn't Keep His Eye On The Ball |
Dale Concentrates |
Dale Our Favorite Restaurant |
Oy & Dale Thai o Cha |
Barry Gets Lots Of Rubs |
|
|
|
|
|
29 March Karen & Chuck Buy A New Home In Myrtle Beach Today |
IntraCoastal Waterway And Arrowhead Golf Course View |
Chuck Fireplace In Living Room |
Chuck & Karen On Their Front Porch |
Garage Underneath |
Chuck Surveys His New Neighborhood |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Chuck Another View Of The Front |
House View From The Golf Course |
View From Back Yard |
Improptu House Warming! Chuck Larry Gross, Dale, Karen and Linda Gross ! |
Nice Floors! |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Kitchen |
Kitchen |
View Of Rear Porch & Golf Course From Living Room |
Upstairs Bedroom |
Dale Wants A Mini Tub Like This! |
|
|
|
|
|