GLORY DAYS ON THE GREAT LOOP: PUNTA GORDA WEEKEND

DAY 201 SAT. FEB. 4 2012
OVERCAST E WIND 10–18K 2’ CHOP ON BOW

DEP. PELICAN BAY 09:35 ARR. PUNTA GORDA 12:30

D. 23.0sm / 3464.0

Saturday was cloudy, warm and windy. Waves were 2’-3’ and choppy. We have experienced far worse so these waves were just a nuisance. At 12: 30 we pulled into Fisherman’s Village Yacht Basin. Bob Millard from Falmouth visited us in the afternoon. It was nice seeing him and catching up with all the home news. We then headed out to Fisherman’s Village to explore. We were disappointed to find that it was nothing but a bunch of gift shops. Happily we were invited to cocktails on the dock with all of the boaters on B dock. Like boaters everywhere these Dockers were warm, welcoming, and helpful. They have all kept their boats there several years, and they love it there. The marina was clean, had a pool, laundry, showers, and even loaner bikes. On Sunday, I went to a wonderful mass. The priest was very charismatic, the congregation was welcoming, and the choir was outstanding. It’s really interesting seeing the different parishes in the different towns on the loop. I came back to the boat with a spring in my step. Joe and I decided to go for a bike ride on the bike path. It was a nice trail but only a mile long. We biked into town which was deserted. We then did some much needed grocery shopping with a lift from a former Looper Jim Healy aboard Santuary. Back at the boat we settled down to watch the super bowl. How depressing, the Pat’s lost.