Day 12 – Tue 10 Oct 2023
Docked – Palmetto, FL (Bradenton YC)
Bud did not care to go out for his morning walk for unknown reasons. That was OK by me.
We had a lazy early morning and a call to the dockmaster at Bradenton Yacht Club allowed us to leave just after 0900 for the 30-minute run. Bud was on the flybridge as usual, but he jumped off the boat immediately upon arrival and dashed under the gazebo adjacent to our place on the long wall. Once we had the boat secure enough, Diane made it her mission to retrieve him, but that was folly.
Left to his own devices, he explored the grounds a little bit, just out of her reach, and then scampered back under the gazebo. Not too long afterwards, he left his hidey hole and jumped back aboard, no doubt feeling good about his impulsive adventure.
I got ready for the pool, and it was chilly, even for me. They do make a big deal about their heated pool on the website, but maybe they just forgot to turn on the heater after the recent cold snap. Diane came up to read on a lounger while I read in the pool.
We shared an order of chicken wings poolside for lunch and continued our sessions of relaxation and reading all afternoon. I was napping aboard when Diane came back in with Bud without his harness. She had opened the door to hang a bathing suit off our stern bench and he dashed out again to disappear under the gazebo. She finally got him back inside.
Near 1730, we set out for a short walk and were greeted by a seeming onslaught of cars coming into the club. Later, I asked what was going on and someone said it was “Two-fer Tuesday” with special meal and beer pricing.
Tomorrow, we hope to borrow some bicycles and ride around Snead Island. On Thu, we plan to move south to the Field Club in South Sarasota and should be fighting a strong southwesterly wind.
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