We spent the morning cleaning up around the boat and getting ready for guests. The Langharts (Karl and Jennifer, Chase and his girlfriend, Alyssa) arrived at 1 pm but it was 2 pm before we were settled in and ready to set sail. As mentioned in yesterday’s entry, Karl and Jennifer bought our Catalina sailboat in Clear Lake. They reported that it was put to very good use again this past season by making more than 40 cruises!!
It was on the chilly side today with temperatures in the high 50’s and a north wind at 10 to 15 knots, but it was nice and sunny and certainly better than the below zero temperatures back in north Iowa. We sailed out through Matanzas Pass and on the beach (Gulf) side of Estero Island using the headsail. Since we had anticipated a cold day, we had installed the isinglass this morning which kept the cockpit and the rest of the boat nice and warm. Karl and Jennifer brought sandwiches and snacks along with a nice bottle of red and a nice bottle of white wine to share. They also gave us a keepsake – a silver plated bottle opener in the shape of a dolphin that looks very nice on our small display shelf.
We had a great excursion and were back on the mooring ball by 5 pm. We said our goodbyes and Gale ferried the Langhart family to shore so they could return to Naples where they were staying in a friends’ condo.
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