Intercoastal Waterway

until we went to florida

i had never heard of the term

~intercoastal waterway~
this is what i love about

~traveling~

learning new things

well just look what you can do in a boat for fun

if you feel like it...

they even have cruises

the hubs best friend 

 all the way back from jr highschool

winters in 

~st pete beach~

this is taken from their dock

about 15 minutes from my dad's place

&

near the very famous

~don cesar hotel~

and they have a

~boat~

everyone in florida has a

~boat~

it seems

and why not

this waterway is like a hiway

for

~boats~

it's nice and safe being inside and protected

from the sometimes choppy open waters

st pete yacht club

jack invited us to go out in the boat

the hubs, dad and i

couldn't wait....

within minutes we hit the waterway

it is very shallow where we were and there

are buoys everywhere to guide you

just like a road

and

crab pots to watch for

&

this water is only a few feet deep

so you have to really pay attention

 you have to stay in your own lane

& 
don't dare put on the brakes

or you could be rear-ended

but these boaters have fun

there are all sorts of places to stop

&

eat, shop, party

&

 that day we did it all...

dad had the oysters

shrimp wrap

key lime martini

seriously a high lite of the trip

shopping...

Johns Pass

Boardwalk

near madeira beach

the homes along the waterway are just breathtaking

and it just goes

on and on and on...

interesting traffic

well after a beautiful day of

crusin...

we decided to take the

freeway home

and head into the open waters

a really, really, fun, interesting, educational day

with 3 great guys

how lucky am i.....

we can't wait to go again and do some

island hopping

we are digging this boat stuff

have you guys heard of the

~intercoastal~

?

dad can't wait to get his dock fixed so he can

get his boats brought down

 &

start in with the fun

we'll be there!!!!

 

Happy Birthday Dad

lazy day here today

the hubs and i are doing taxes

so we can get the heck out of the rain

and head south

happy birthday dad
sure did enjoy our visit with you
Thanks for Everything!!!

still working on getting all our pictures together from the

florida  trip...

stayed tuned

Florida

brought the hubs to florida so he could see what all the

~commotion~

was about

one of his best buds from highschool lives about 20 minutes from dad

and he has a boat..bonus...

~so how perfect was that~

i was in heaven because of two things

weather

 &

 my dad's new house that has to be remodeled

my dream.....

 to make things

~perfect~

not using my checkbook

this is a very big job

i've met with architect 3 times

interior designer once

so starts a very long process

as almost every room in this house

needs to be

~tweaked~

some more than others

maybe i need to pack up and move here for a year?????

i could think of worse things...

just say a little prayer that my dad doesn't find a

new girlfriend who wants to steal all my fun...

that actually happened on the last house he remodeled

headed home today
can't wait to get my pictures downloaded
and share all the stuff we did while here
it was really a blast