Out at sea

My uncles have the hook up on this island. Today, they were able to con three captains with three different boats to take us out on a tour of the islands nearby. It was the warmest day yet, with temperatures at 80 degrees at 10 a.m.

We all piled aboard at about 1 p.m. Amanda and I paired up with our aunts Anne and Joy, toasting our departure with a glass of wine. We cruised across a channel to an island, where we had a picnic lunch.

We also made a stop at another island, called Cabbage Key, where there is a restaurant with hundreds of thousands of dollar bills taped on the wall. People write their names on them with permanent marker. We, of course, had to make a Wyman wall. This is the place that the song "Cheeseburger in Paradise" was inspired.


To top off the day, we watched another sunset, with the pelicans diving for fish.

Lesson learned: Oceans and pelicans make for great sunsets.