The “Leftover’s”… five days on our own.

Three “Leftover’s, Scheinert, Mann, Fischer and one “Picnicker” Jones, stopped at Venice Yacht Club on the way to meet our fellow cruisers in St Petersburg and Tampa.  After cocktails on Boomer we enjoyed an evening at the pool deck.  Crab cakes, VYC’s signature entrée, was ordered by most and even passed the test by our native Marylanders, Deb & Fred.

Smooth Gulf waters escorted us to St Petersburg Yacht Club where we joined fellow “Leftover’s” Bonnie & Jim and Jan & Tim.  St Pete with its picturesque waterfront has many restaurants, museums and shopping opportunities.  In The evening we dined at an English pub “The Moon Under Water” and returned to SPYC for dancing and after dinner libations.  Rick & I realized this was a fun late night group when the band stopped, the lights turned off, the yacht club was closed.

Another beautiful day with a morning bike ride along Old Tampa Bay. But the highlight of the trip to Howl O Scream at Busch Gardens was planned for the evening.  Pam & Chester joined us for spook houses, scare zones, creepy shows and of course spine tingling roller coasters which kept us all on edge.

Friday in the late morning we took a docent tour of the Salvador Dali Museum and later dined at SPYC.  Back to the lounge for more dancing and what we did not get enough of last night.  Saturday  crossed path’s with the Picnickers as we headed to Tampa Yacht Club.  More biking and relaxing with dinner at Bern’s Steakhouse, a unique experience.  Sunday we all boarded Boomer for bloody’s (it was Halloween) to Ybor City with lunch at Carmine’s.  Dinner was at TYC and following on the pool deck, Jan & Tim delighted us with White Dove’s, an ice cream aperitif, which accompanied our newly rolled Ybor City cigars.

Great weather , fun people; being a “Leftover” was pretty good.  Thanks for joining us.

                                                                                                 Lindsey & Rick