Today was the last day for the group of Defever cruisers in the anchorage to get together before several of them leave tomorrow. We all took our tenders to Cayo Costa Island which is a state park on the Gulf of Mexico. The weather was perfect and as usual, we had a good time. It's sad to have to say goodbye to good friends after such a great time, but our paths will cross again on the waterways. Mid afternoon some of us who are going to the Exumas in the next couple of weeks got together on September Song, and Steve and Diane Koch gave us tons of information on routes, things to see and do, fishing, places to snorkel and dive, provisioning, and alot more. Steve and Di have been there many times, and it was great to get a wealth of information from someone who has been there, done that, and got many t-shirts. Tonight we were invited to Rick and Lynnie's boat, Rickshaw, for a Carolina Bar-B-Que. As usual it was outstanding, and the spice cake Vickie brought was great. It is going to seem strange tomorrow when most of them are gone after being together these last few days, but we will see most of them from time to time when we are in the Exumas.
September Song (see you all on the waterway) out
Bob
Picnic at Cayo Costa
Steve Koch giving us great info on the Bahamas
The Bahamas-bound group on September Song
Bob:
ReplyDeleteEnjoyed meeting you at the Rendezvous and sure appreciate the tour you gave me of September Song. She is a beauty. We leave St. Pete for the Exumas on May 2 and plan (Lord and weather permitting) on arriving in Nassau around May 16 and on down the the Exumas from there. We will look for you and all the other DeFever Cruisers while we are over there. Smooth Sailing.
Brad Hines
Small World
DeFever 43
St. Petersburg, FL