Well, we finally got out of CCCCCold Door County on January 28. We were late starting as we were waiting for parts for the roof rack to carry our new kayaks south. We ended up visiting good friends in Milwaukee and staying the night with them. Thanks Greg and Carol!! The next morning we headed south, breezing through the Chicago loop, then taking I65 through Indiana. Good thing we were delayed in leaving as a huge ice and snowstorm had just passed through Southern Indiana, Kentucky and Northern Tennessee. The 
roads were plowed and clear and we made good time until we got to Nashville. There, a Semi crash held us up in a traffic jam for an hour. We ended up stopping in Pulaski, TN. A rather infamous spot from history that we found out about later.
From there we headed to DeFuniak Springs, FL where our good friends Cindy and David had been storing our toyhauler in the hay barn on their ranch. After loading up and de-winterizing the toyhauler, we then spent Friday and Saturday on the ranch, hooking up the rig on Saturday afternoon for an early start to Punta Gorda Sunday morning. We had a great time with them and I got my fill of chocolate cake as I celebrated?? my 60th birthday. Thanks again Cindy and David!!
We got on the road early and got to Punta Gorda about 8.5 hours later. After setting up the toyhauler, we got a call from Green Bay sailing friends that winter in FL wondering where we were... We ended up going the Larry and Diane's house for a Super Bowl party with them and Jim and Pam and Lil, Larry's mom. Thanks!!
We've spent a couple of days settling in, this morning waking up to the results of a huge cold front, with temps below freezing. Fortunately these rare occurrences in south FL don't last long, with temps forecast near 80 this weekend.
On Tuesday Cathie and I got hooked up with a couple of snowbirds, Crazy Charley and Fast Eddie. It was blowing about 20-25 out on Charlotte Harbor and in the mid-60s. We had a nice sail with them...
Hoping to fire up the Sporty and get the kayaks in Alligator Creek soon!
roads were plowed and clear and we made good time until we got to Nashville. There, a Semi crash held us up in a traffic jam for an hour. We ended up stopping in Pulaski, TN. A rather infamous spot from history that we found out about later.From there we headed to DeFuniak Springs, FL where our good friends Cindy and David had been storing our toyhauler in the hay barn on their ranch. After loading up and de-winterizing the toyhauler, we then spent Friday and Saturday on the ranch, hooking up the rig on Saturday afternoon for an early start to Punta Gorda Sunday morning. We had a great time with them and I got my fill of chocolate cake as I celebrated?? my 60th birthday. Thanks again Cindy and David!!
We got on the road early and got to Punta Gorda about 8.5 hours later. After setting up the toyhauler, we got a call from Green Bay sailing friends that winter in FL wondering where we were... We ended up going the Larry and Diane's house for a Super Bowl party with them and Jim and Pam and Lil, Larry's mom. Thanks!!
We've spent a couple of days settling in, this morning waking up to the results of a huge cold front, with temps below freezing. Fortunately these rare occurrences in south FL don't last long, with temps forecast near 80 this weekend.
On Tuesday Cathie and I got hooked up with a couple of snowbirds, Crazy Charley and Fast Eddie. It was blowing about 20-25 out on Charlotte Harbor and in the mid-60s. We had a nice sail with them...
Hoping to fire up the Sporty and get the kayaks in Alligator Creek soon!
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