A simple mention in the hood that we were going to the sandbar and all of a sudden - it became an event! With peel and eat shrimp, conch salad, prosecco and rum punch. Best of all - 6 dogs were along! Little baby Bella, a 4 month old, 3 pound Yorkie had never been on a boat let alone to the beach! No one can say dogs don't know how to have fun!
Jack and I are sure enjoying having his sister, Kristen, living near by. Here are some assorted shots of fun times together.
A momma manatee and baby in our canal!
Jack and Dakota at the sandbar!
Kristen and Romeo enjoying the sun!
Where's Juliet?
Heading out to sunset
Enjoying the sights and sounds of a local rookery
That cute little black puppy is now two years old and weighs 70 pounds! She is smart, charming, fun and has stolen our hearts!
Alina and I drove to Naples last weekend to visit our friend from Ohio, Susan Bigley. She was in town with her 12 year-old daughter, Madeline, to help celebrate her step-father's 70th birthday! Alina has been so busy with her new job we used the 3 hour drive time to catch up. Yakety-yak! Susan's parent's live in a beautiful home in Pelican Bay and were great hosts. Susan looks terrific! And Madeline just keeps getting prettier! We loved our time together - lots of laughter and love - good food and fruit of the vine!
A glossy ibis on the boardwalk to the beach
Lunch at the beach club, that's Jim and Joan, Susan's Mom and step-Dad
Alina and Madeline
Susan
Champagne in the pool!
Alina and I cooked a Florida Keys seafood fest for everyone!
That's Grace, a rescued Golden Retriever.
The girls!
Friends from this year's Exuma trip called from the Intracoastal looking to come see us! Yay! Mike and Mary off What Daze It? pulled up about 3 pm, along with HID and M.E., their Jack Russells. You may remember them from our blog....Hid (Hearing Impaired Dog) was born deaf - and yes, he barks!) and M. E. (for Mary Elizabeth, pronounced Emmy). So, of course we had drinks and dinner and sunset - and Donald and Alina came, too. 7 people, 6 dogs! Mike and Mary have lived aboard for 6 years and are heading up the West coast of Florida and into the river system for the summer. We had 2 fun days with them and are so glad they stopped.
Hid
M.E.
Vicky
Victor
And, of course, Dakota Kate!
Mike
Donald, telling a story!
Alina showing off to Mary! She learned to send a picture via her new phone!
More Hid
More M.E.
Kristen, Dakota and Romeo on the bow heading to sunset
Sweet Jackson
2 beagles, barking in their life vests!
Beagle overboard! Thanks goodness for those life vests!!
Mary telling a story!
Good friends, loving family, great dogs and a beautiful sunset! Aren't we lucky?
