Florida, Bahamas, and Beyond

Monday, April 14th Brenda and I rented a cargo van and drove to Port Charlotte on Saturday. We packed the rest of our belongings. It took us the afternoon and into Sunday morning to lower box by box to the ground. But, my 0930 we were finally done. After signing our title off to the salvor, we departed the boatyard for the ride home. We don't yet know what the future will bring, but our life's adventure will continue. Many thanks to everyone that helped us get through the past month, and thank you to our readers for the kind words and wishes. Stand by. We'll be back.

Tuesday, April 8th Brenda and I were notified by our insurance company that Imagine will be declared a total loss. This was confirmed by an email on Friday, April 4th. We returned to Port Charlotte on Saturday, and we again took the more scenic route to the boatyard. We arrived there in the late afternoon and quickly began loading our car for the return trip. It was a somewhat somber time clearing out lockers of items stowed there in anticipation of an extended sailing journey. We departed Port Charlotte early Sunday morning. Sunday was spent visiting family in Winter Haven. Brenda's brother is a great guy. After a relaxing afternoon at the pool and hot tub, we dined on chicken enchiladas then took a walk around the neighborhood. In the evening, I got a good lesson on playing the card game "hearts". Brenda and I were awake at 0500 Monday morning and on the road by 0630 heading to Animal Kingdom for Natalie's birthday outing. We surprised her at the Tree of Life and ha...