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Published: April 15th 2013
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Glades Boat Yard
Working on Hemingway in the boat yard We spent this fall and winter working on our Marine Trader, Hemingway. We purchased this boat two years ago but it remained on the hard at Glades Boat Storage, on the Caloosahatchee River in central Florida, until we were both retired. The boat had not been splashed for eight years so she needed a lot of maintenance and tender loving care.
We spent three months working on her in the boat yard and three months staining teak at Bonita Bills. Why does it take so long, you ask? We have many friends here that we visit and party with so it is not all work and no play. As Canadians, even working in a boat yard is fun as opposed to shoveling snow and scraping ice off the windshield.
We visited the Everglades National Park by car. We went to the largest Marine Flea Market in Dania Beach. We went sailing for a day with friends from this Marina. We rode our bicycles all over Fort Myers Beach, such a pleasure when the terrain is flat. We spent a lot of time, reading, playing the guitar with fellow boaters and singing until the wee hours of the morning. We
Hemingway
Going to Fort Myers Beach along the Caloosahatchee River had numerous fish fries at the Tiki Bar, courtesy of Dave who is an avid fisherman.
We are getting ready to head back to Canada where we will take North Star home to Newfoundland.
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Pat Barrett
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The Humbug Too
I wish you all the best I just wish I was going with you,, but age does slow people down!!!!! I could be your Boy Friday, and serve you your drinks.. Good Luck and may the good Lord go with you.. HUMBUG PAT