KNOTUGAL ADVENTURES: MIAMI BOAT SHOW

Long time friends, Ken and Debbie Sherwin came down last Thursday for a few days. Started out with Mojito's on the top of the Sonesta Hotel for a birds eye view of Biscayne Bay.

Next morning we were up early to brave the extreme Miami traffic and head to the Miami Boat Show. We spent several hours walking around the Convention Center looking at thousands of boat related products. We ran into several friends from our Texas boating club TMCA there. That evening, we hooked up with Beverly and Walter Caldwell at the CG Sailing club.

Next morning we headed out to sea. We took a ride out on Biscayne Bay and cruised up to Miami for a great view of the skyline. We tried to go up Government Cut, but got chased out by the patrol boats...too many cruise ships in port so it was closed to pleasure boats. From there, we cruised over to No Name Harbour to look around. We then cruised over to Stiltsville...7 houses built out at the entrance to the Bay in the 1930's. It was perfect weather for a boat ride! That evening, we hit a few popular local establishments... Monty's, Scotty's, and the Sandbar.

Sunday morning was another warm, blue skied day. Perfect for the Coconut Grove Arts Festival....steps away from our Marina. We enjoyed Bloody Mary's and raised a toast to the poor souls buried in snow up in Boston.

We bid Ken and Debbie a fond farewell later that day as they headed back to Kemah, TX.

Today, Monday, We headed over to the Yacht and Brokerage Show. It was not crowded, as most people attended over the weekend. John and I had so much fun! We got to board several really neat yachts, and had lunch at the FountaineBleau on Miami Beach!