Surprise!

When asked “what’s been the biggest surprise so far?” We found it was a difficult question to answer, we’re always surprised by what Mother Nature dishes up to us. Like the beautiful FL sunrises and sunsets, no two ever looking the same, or wildlife that you happen to spot and we never tire of the dolphins that come play in our wake as we are cruising. Sometimes its the craziest things that bring a smile to your face, like these Pelicans perched on the outboard motors that we just happen to see cruising by. It’s a always a pleasant surprise to see Loopers that show up to the marina with the AGLCA burgee and sure enough it happens to be someone we met way back at Alton or traveled with through a lock on the Ten-Tom. But the biggest and best surprises that we’ve encountered is meeting up with and spending time with our Minnesota friends . For on the Loop they say to have a plan but no schedule, mostly due to weather and wanting the flexibility to linger at any one port you find interesting. Which makes it difficult to tell peope where exactly we will be and when we will be there. But somehow we’ve managed to connect with many friends, some planned and some impromptu and have even met new MN connnections along our route. We have enjoyed connecting with friends who are down here for the winter and have found us along the way and reached out for a drink, a dinner or a tour of their home. We realize that we haven’t been “real time” with this blog and that we missed some of you along the way, and do apologize for that. But we will be easy to find in February as we will be in Marathon for the entire month, so surprise us if you’re in the area and look us up!