Thanksgiving Cruise

Yacht Club Invades the Everglades!

Five boats attended the Thanksgiving Cruise up the Little Shark River to Tarpon Bay. Stephanie and Lou Vedros aboard “Irie”, and Bill Ross and Ken Baker aboard “Paw P A” started the trip on Tuesday and anchored out overnight. The power boats, “CW” with Duke Martin and Cheryl Wilcox aboard, “Defiant” with Rich and Eileen Dugan aboard, and “Ghost” with Ned and Sandy Lankford aboard, journeyed up the bay on Wednesday. All boats rendezvoused at the mouth of the Little Shark River at 1:00 as planned. Ken led the way up the river to Tarpon Bay, and was the center boat in the raft up.

“Paw P A”, with its 24’ beam was the perfect gathering place for all of the meals we enjoyed together. The main course on Thanksgiving was Turducken: that’s a chicken inside a duck inside a turkey. The side dishes were delicious, and the desserts were magnificent! Our continental breakfast on Friday morning was accompanied by Bloody Marys and Mimosas. The Friday evening meal was spiral ham with more wonderful side dishes. These meals provided a great way to enjoy the company of our fellow boaters.

In between meals, folks took dinghy rides, exploring the area and looking for alligators, birds, and orchids. Duke was crabbing off his back deck, and caught numerous fish as well as crabs. Lots of pages were turning and heads nodding. It was a relaxing time.

The moon was almost full the evenings we were there, and the sunsets and moon made beautiful backdrops to a scenic anchorage. We were blessed with good weather on both legs of the trip. We look forward to our next cruise together.