Steve and his dinghy going fishing.

Going fishing 🙂

Had to come back in for gloves some toothy fish in Florida!

Woke up to a beautiful morning and a wonderful walk on the beach. Ate breakfast at the Marina restaurant, a quaint little restaurant that serves a great breakfast. I bought a cool t-shirt and we went for a walk on the beach caught a trolley to see the city, ended up at a museum for the movie “Dolphin Tale” in which a dolphin was rescued at sea and fitted with a tail prosthesis. It got wrapped in a crab pot net line and a fisherman saw the floater moving erratically in the ocean and called for help. They rescued her and she lives here at the Clearwater Marine Animal Rescue and Rehabilitation. The museum is filled with sets from the movie because most of it was filmed here. Then we went to the aquarium and observed Winter (the dolphins name) getting physical therapy. I am ready to become and aquarium employee and work with marine animals. Petted southern rays and sea rays, observed nurse sharks in their natural habitat, saw starfish babies only a 1/4 of an inch in size, sea turtles, river otters, and saw a dolphin show with Nicholas a rescued dolphin at 6 months old with 2nd and 3rd degree sunburns from being beached with his mother. She died 3 days after they came to the aquarium with pneumonia. Nicholas can’t be released into the ocean due to the fact he did not have his mother to teach him survival skills. They learn all that from the mother dolphin. Just like children, children imitate their parents also. I loved it and didn’t want to leave i wanted to get in water and try scuba diving again. I hope i can dive someday and beat this claustrophobia! The movie i havent seen yet but Steve and I are going to get movie, we love true life movies and we know now what actually happened from the people at the museums and aquarium. Hollywood does take liberties with movies. LOL We also experienced a hurricane simulator at museum whew scary. From there we took a bus from the beach to south Florida areas and explored. Came back to boat and ate a wonderful tuna fish and sweet pickle meal. Lip smackin good,haha. Spent the evening in a storm at marina, chilling out and watching tv well watching Steve flip channels. haha  Have met so many nice boaters here all willing to help with whatever. Left the bedroom window open and got 3 pillows wet and sheet, which is OK we have 9 pillows on board. Don’t wont to be short of pillows,  🙂 dried sheet wet parts with blow dryer and went to bed. Stay tuned, more tomorrow!

CAPTAINS LOG: Dinghy is a must, need more power, need bigger motor!