Come Sail Away

We took a little trip this past weekend. With our little sailboat. Into the Gulf of Mexico and out to sea.



It was the farthest we'd ever traveled offshore with the boat. We went from Fort Desoto Park (the best beach in the U.S., according to at least one noted expert) to Egmont Key at the edge of Tampa Bay where it mingles with the gulf.



It was really a great trip and I am glad we made it.

That's because it was more than just a trip. It was an adventure.



Sure, how big an adventure could it be?



Well, imagine a trip involving a woman overboard, a daring (work with me) rescue in the middle of a shipping channel just as a vast cruise ship was within minutes of passing, an island picnic, a sailing ship grounding on a sandbar as the red-hot sun flirted with setting and then an encounter with dolphins, sand dollars (the vicious kind) and even a shark.


I hope you enjoyed the photos...there will be more to come in the future.