March 2011 - Englewood

The first weekend of March, the middle child came to visit from school in Tallahassee. We took her and her boyfriend, and the youngest and her best friend down to the White Elephant Pub in Englewood.

Here we are leaving the intracoastal just south of the Tom Adams bridge, heading west toward the White Elephant.



Sailboat and trawler at anchor



This boat brought back memories of my parents 33' Silverton that they had when I was growing up.



Approaching the restaurant...



The White Elephant



Wastin' Aweigh Again at the dock



The gang waiting on our food. The dog is with us but he is hanging out under the table.



The teenagers with their frozen concoctions - virgin drinks, of course.



The Admiral. This was about 2 months after her achilles surgery and she was still using the cane to get around.



Loaded up and almost ready to go...



Heading out after lunch



Heading down the channel toward Stump Pass



Some dogs enjoying the day...



Tubing



Parasailing on the Gulf of Mexico



We decided to go back on the outside since it was such a nice day. Here we are approaching the Venice Fishing Pier



Sharky's on the Pier - a touristy restaurant and tiki bar on the Gulf complete with live music.



The youngest looking like the terminator with her marshmallow gun.



Coming back into Venice Inlet...



The next day, we were out and saw this beauty heading south past the marina.





And one last pic of the dog all stretched out and enjoying the day.