Social Distancing, Cabbage Key, Bushes and Dolphins

This week as we practice "Social Distancing" we get a little. stir crazy inside and just need to get out of the house and into the yard, or the boat, or something. So we do just that. I do a tad bit of work around the house trimming bushes and reward ourselves with a nice little boat ride out in Boca Grande Pass into the Gulf of Mexico. We also went on over to Cabbage Key to take a look around and the Cabbage Key Inn we open for takeout only. I take my hats off to them, they were doing it right. For those that don't know, Cabbage key is an island in Gasparillo sound and no roads get there, so the only way is by boat. Typically you can go to Cabbage Key Inn, Bar and Restaurant, but they had people out on the docks greeting boats to let them know that they were open but would take the order there on the dock and bring the food down to your boat. You were asked to leave after getting you food so there was no gathering. They even covered every other slip and pylon with caution tape so that all boats had to be at least 10-15 feet apart. If you asked to use the restroom, they only allowed 2 people into the actual restaurant at a time to use the restroom. If you wanted to go to the gift shop, which is where they were running the credit cards and taking the cash payments from the people in their boats, they would only let 3 people in at a time from the same party. They really were doing it right. The girls all got cheeseburgers, Deb got Salmon and I ordered boiled cold shrimp. They brought it all out to the boat, along with disposable wipes and we slowly worked our way south on the ICW toward Lower Usepe Island. The girls all ate in the back of the boat while I peeled and ate shrimp while driving. We did a little circumnavigation of Upper and Lower Usepe and then headed back to Boca Grande and up Charlotte Harbor almost to the Peace River. On the way up, we saw some dolphins so I stopped and turned around, put the boat in neutral and coasted while the dolphins, 6-10 of them, played all around the boat. While we were watching them I swatted a little bee buzzing around the boat. (Keep in mind we were a good mile from shore in any direction) and then another one came by and stung the little one on her finger. While Deb tended to her, I went to kill the bee that they stunned and Chasity told me, "There are a bunch of them." Sure enough there were a bunch of them buzzing around the boat. I had everyone take their seat and we high tailed it from that spot. It was the strangest thing I have seen that far from shore. From there we cruised on back home and had a great trip and good day outing. Don't forget to like and share this video Please check out our other videos as well and click on the playlist below for a couple we think you may enjoy. Our Refit Playlist - https://youtu.be/8wyNNpLAeNs Our Sailing to New Orleans Playlist - https://youtu.be/gzzteJxewAU Our Epoxy Vs Polyester Fiberglass test results - https://youtu.be/V1bXiKPYDKI Our series on hatches - https://youtu.be/7dNMu8s32kY and Our Series on new Freshwater Plumbing - https://youtu.be/8uv7ABaD3YM Some of the tools we mention in our videos are: Inexpensive Chisel set (for rough work) - https://amzn.to/2M9CZIG Oscillating Multi-tool - https://amzn.to/2GtDpWC Carbide Grinding blade for the oscillating tool - https://amzn.to/2Gsovnz Ryobi Skill Saw (I have the corded) - https://amzn.to/2uKnm5o The Cordless version is here - https://amzn.to/2uJwOWA Small Trim Router (Great for tight places) - https://amzn.to/2GtkHmd *Please remember these are affiliate links and it helps us but doesn't cost you more if you buy from Amazon using these links. Join us on our journey as we continue to rebuild, refit and prepare our Formosa 51 Sailboat for our continued cruising journey. We have always loved the Formosa, bought one (on a bit of a whim) late in 2014, moved aboard this one right away and started to do our refit while living board. We are avid fans of Cruising Outpost and Good Ole Boat (Good Old Boat) magazines and love the ideas we get from them. Subscribe !! https://www.youtube.com/c/svdreamchaser?sub_confirmation=1 Support !! http://www.patreon.com/svdreamchaser Lets Connect !! - Daily Instagram Inspiration -https://www.instagram.com/svdreamchaser/ - http://www.facebook.com/svdreamchaser - http://www.twitter.com/svdreamchaser - http://svdreamchaser.tumbler.com