Emotional Stir - by Capt'n O Dark 30

Prelude

The story you are about to experience is one of fact and fiction; names like Oconomowoc, Pass a Grille and Shell Key will intrigue.

Hemingway Twain London inspired, with a dab of Hunter S. Thompson to quill the mind; there will be no car chases, no steamy encounters of lovers rolling in the surf , no explosions except for the creation and demise of the stars above and possibly a ghost ship carrying contraband.

Settle in over the next few weeks and read with earnest; for it is for you this is written.

Still Packing....

Somewhere between the absurd and necessity we find ourselves bringing everything but the flat screen; I must confess, Marissa has 2 bags and well.... the rest is mine, well ours for all the creature comforts. I like to think of it as an extended camping resort picnic.

All of that has to fit into this; we'll be fine unless I have to do a two haul carry to the island we are staying on and then I wont hear the end of it. Hopefully a few of the boys and gals from the WaterTribe will venture out to see us; indulging in cocktail and mirth.
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Marissa has clearly stated her goal is to get tan; a quick check of the weather, next week is looking pretty good. So we are off on another Spring Break Adventure, SPOT will be activiated which can be seen top right of this page.
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ETA to Florida - Saturday 4-7-12

The Capt'n

Packing it up...

"Pass a Grille 8th Avenue Heartache"
Music serenade

Marissa and I are heading on down to Pass a Grille on Friday; we are going to take our Kruger Cruiser sailing canoe and poke around the backwater coves and keys of this jewel of a destination.

Looks like we will miss all the UFC participants by one week; would have been really cool to see them come in. Here are some pics from last years adventure. Click Here

If you are in the area and want to paddle camp with an ocean view, we will be on Shell Key in the Pinellas Preserve.

The Fontaine Flop

We got water

Great day to get out on the water, high 60's and no breeze to speak of; I lost my third day pass to Canoecopia which ended up being a good thing, I would have missed this opportunity. Yesterday there was no open water to speak of.

Toes up, breaking in the deck for a season of barbecues at the Kappus's; at least the legs are tanner then the deck!

Warm weather really did it's magic on the ice; a stroll back down to the beach to take it all in, the water is as clear is it is going to get this next couple of weeks, amazing. More to come I am sure. ** I try to be the first out on the lake each season, I wasn't even close as I saw a kayaker and a couple of row boats tooling around; hard to believe it is only March.

The Capt'n

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For the clueless - me and my compadries

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Dawn and Alan depart Key Largo on their 1200 mile UFC Odyssey - Photo by Paula

Fair winds to you....

The Capt'n