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3/13/04 - Sorry for the lack of updates. Betsy and I have been spending most of our time since getting here away from the boat and visiting with friends and relatives on Sanibel Island. We've been putting some miles on the purple mobile going back and forth from the marina to Sanibel. Betsy's sister Suzi and her husband Boomer are in the process of selling their house on Sanibel and buying another one on the island that's located on the water with a dock. So we've been helping out getting the house ready for the open houses.
Betsy's other two sisters (Jonna & Debbie) came down for a long weekend last week. We all went to the Shrimp Festival on Ft. Myers Beach and watched the parade and then went to the shrimp boil and had fresh shrimp dinners (yum). Then we all rented a pontoon boat for a day and cruised up through the islands around Sanibel.
I bought a non-resident fishing license and have been doing some fishing with Boomer when time allows him to (I think I'm "hooked" on it ). I bought a lightweight saltwater fishing rod so we can go after the smaller fish that hang around the flats near Sanibel (Sea Trout, Redfish, Mullet, etc.).

3/18/04 - St. Patty's Day in Ft. Myers. It's a big deal down here even in the warm, sunny, palm-tree area of Ft. Myers. We spent the day with a gang from Sanibel Island going to the Red Sox game (they won 3-1 over the Indians and they wore green uniforms) and then listening to some live music at a restaurant called Dwyers. They had a stage set up outside and had bag pipers and a group called the Screaming Orphans (they toured with Sinead O'Connor). Both were very good and the Guiness was flowing freely. Not a bad day at all.

3/29/04 - The past 10 days can be summed up with the letter "B". Ball games, Boating & Birthday. Went to another Red Sox game against Tampa Bay. It was a pretty routine squashing by the Sox until Timlin gave up a grand slam in the 9th inning. The Sox still managed to win 7-4. Boomer and I went fishing in Pine Island sound on a very windy day but had no luck catching anything. We did however enjoy the company of a couple of dolphin that hung around begging for fish (which we never got). I drove over to the east coast (Boca Raton) to visit my mother (she was there visiting her sister Mary). We had a nice dinner together and I drove back the next day. I celibrated my 45th birthday with Betsy, Suzi, Boomer and three other friends by renting a pontoon boat and puttering around Estero Bay near Ft. Myers beach on a beautiful, warm and sunny day. Just another boring week......

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