Rally Friends

We drove up to Boot Key/Marathon for a visit with some friends who traveled south with us on the SAIL ICW Rally.  Paul of Enough, rode up with us to meet Frank and Carol of Hakuna Matata and Stephen and Maureen of Minuet.  Our first stop was to view the Budweiser Clydedales which were in Marathon for a day.  You know these aren't ponies and are bigger in real life than what you see on the TV commercials. I hate to say this but it is all show.  The wagon they pull is not filled with beer and no free samples were provided.  It was somewhat disappointing; however, seeing these horses and the cute spotted dog were worth the trip.

We next boarded Hakuna Matata for drinks and conversation.  We saw one manatee swimming right off the stern.  Just before dinner, Frank took Dwayne and Paul on a dinghy tour of Boot Key Harbor. It was a bit choppy and only Frank was spared getting wet during the dinghy ride since Dwayne and Paul made for a good dodger.


We all gathered at Burdine's for dinner.  The restaurant is located above the marina store and fuel dock. The food was very good and prices were 2/3 of what they would have been on Key West.  A two man band played all the usual songs heard in most bars in the Keys (Layla, Come Monday, Its 5 O'clock Somewhere, etc.)  After dinner, we returned to Hakuna Matata for dessert  - Key Lime pie.

Hakuna Matata will be joining Enough and Foreign Affair for the migration north.  Minuet will be headed to the Bahamas.  Time sure passes quickly despite being on "island time".

Carol, Maureen, Carla, Dwayne, Stephen, Paul and Frank