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Happy New Year!! 2021 SW FL Ranger Tug / Cut Water Rendezvous

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After spending August - December on the boat in 2020, we were glad to be on solid ground again.  But that didn't last long!  By the end of January we were excited to go back to Florida and resume our adventure.       Proofreading this post revealed how much Covid has interfered with our trip.  We will all be glad            when we can resume normal activities again. Burnt Store Full Moon Fri, Jan 29 -  We splashed Port-A-Gee at Burnt Store Marina, Punta Gorda in preparation for annual Southwest Florida Ranger Tug / Cutwater Rendezvous.  This will be the 4th year that we've attended, but this year was special because we finally attended on board the boat!!  No back and forth to the Airbnb this year. Feb 5 - 7 - Rendezvous:  Of course, due to Covid-19, attendance was much lower than past years. Per usual, Mike and Jess Rizzo put together a lovely well organized 3-day event.  We were glad to see past attendees: Ron & Libby Johnson, Matt & Kathy Murphy, Jeff & Carolee

10/25 - 11/17/20 - Orange Beach to Home

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Work of Art 10/25/20 - We arrived at the Wharf, Orange Beach, AL, late afternoon and tied up to N196 which turned out to be our home for a while.  The Wharf is a 4-star marina that offers clean, spacious amenities, shopping center, restaurants, and miles of improved space for exercise.  It is also an in-the-water boat show with $10,000,000 ++ boats, each one meticulously maintained by captains.  Mostly Viking Sport Fish. Seeker & Port-a-Gee Crews 10/27/20 - We've been watching the 27th named storm of 2020 for for about a week, and it looks like Zeta will make US landfall overnight tomorrow (10/28).  Thus, our frequent buddy boat, Seeker, reevaluated their Bay St. Louis destination, and made their way to The Wharf to ride out the storm under the protection of The Wharf, which fared well through Hurricane Sally in September 2020 - Fingers Crossed!  We rode out Zeta in the Marina, and came away unscathed.  We get to check off Hurricane on the Bingo card! UNCLE!  We've decided