Ahhhhhhhhh finally back to one of my favorite spots in Florida. It’s been so long, Eric had a lot of work to do on the boat, getting it up to (my) boating standards. Don’t kid yourself – he LOVES working, cleaning, waxing, cleaning, waxing the boat.
Weather had the potential to be dicey, but it looks like any storms will have passed by the time we arrive. Driving through them with the boat on the trailer wasn’t a lot of fun – just saying.
Yeah!!!! I’m back on the water.
We usually pack lunching items while on the boat and today was no different. Our choice of lunch was not the norm………tuna salad – yes, crackers – yes, fruit of some sort – yes, oysters – not usually. Don’t forget the cookies in the upper left corner of the photo. Sit them on top of the deck for a few minutes and YUM, they taste like they just came out of the oven with ooey gooey chocolate chips.
Eric has been keeping some on ice these past weeks from a local purveyor and thought they would be the (perfect) thing for our lunch on the boat. Perfect for who??????
There were enough leftover for a mid-afternoon snack once we returned to King’s Bay Lodge.
Seafood Sellers continues to be our restaurant of choice and dinner that evening had some of the usual items ordered.
Fried tomato chips and grouper sandwich – yum!
If you’ve read any of my earlier Crystal River posts – there’s only one thing on the menu that Eric will order, if available………………..crayfish.
All washed down with a locally brewed beer.
It was a bit chillier the next morning.
Saw this eagle in one of the slow zones we pass through. My photo isn’t the greatest, but if I had the latest I-phone………………think how much better it would have been.
We got a quick photo of me with my first snook – not a keeper.
Before hooking this puffer. LOVE their puffiness.
Each of these keepers were hard-earned: 3 trout and 1 mackerel.
This white egret was very persistent as Eric was filleting out catch. He/she was bound and determined to steal one of our fish – he was not successful.
Always a great day on the water when you catch (keeper) fish and are with good friends.
Eric and I were able to extend our stay for one more day. This enabled us to (1) have one more meal at Seafood Sellers and (2) catch a few more fish – black sea bass (top) and a grunt.
Always LOVE coming to this area and catching fish makes it sweeter.
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