January 26: Waiting until Friday to Free Linda's Hand.

Linda was seen walking the dock! Actually she has been getting out and mostly waiting for tomorrow to get her splint off. Some minor action got her attention.  She came out to join the group heading to the bay side of the marina.











She joined the group that came out to watch the sailboat attempting to leave the marina. They ran aground twice trying to leave before high tide. They have a 5 foot 7 inch draft which is really pushing it to get in or out of Banana Bay Marina. After getting stuck twice, they eventually floated up high enough with the rising tide to come back in to the marina. They then escaped around 3 PM, several hours later.

It is a good thing Linda is getting her splint off tomorrow. Another treat was delivered by Lois, which was truly decadent! She is really going to need to get back to the gym if this continues.

We were looking out across the water and saw a huge catamaran coming up the channel. Although pretty far out, we could see it was much larger than we typically see. They called to see if Banana Bay could accommodate them but there was no way so they anchored.







I decided to kayak out to get a closer look. It is a beautiful boat named Typhoon from Baltimore, MD. I discovered it is over 80 feet in length and 34 feet wide. The cabin above the two side pontoons is about 28 feet by 50 feet. Almost 1500 square feet, That doesn't count the space in the two side pontoons. The bicycle on the back gives a size perspective.



It seems like everyone is working on their boats but us. They're starting to make us look bad! Randy decided it was time to sand and repaint their mast.



Randy did the preparation work and Cindy does the finish work. I think it is a patience thing as far as work assignments. It is looking very good.






Fortunately Cindy decided she could take a break and come fishing with me. It's nice to have friends with the correct priorities! The conditions looked very favorable so we loaded up the dinghy to head out. Linda wondered why we had so much stuff but we used it all.

 It was a great day at sea. Cindy caught this nice Mutton Snapper but it was only 15 inches, needs to be 16 inches.

My catch of the day was a very large Porgy. Very tasty! Cindy went on to catch numerous Porgy and a large Yellow Jack. I landed a nice Yellowtail Snapper.











We ended up bringing home nine nice keepers! Took a while but they are all cleaned and in the freezer for future fish dinners.

Tomorrow we head to The Cleveland Clinic Weston to unveil Linda's hand. We are more than ready.  Linda has actually been pretty patient, and is following all directives. Perhaps the patience relates to her inability to wash the dishes!