We re-grouped here for supper where the guys grilled up some fabulous steaks and Steve whipped up his incredible grilled Romaine lettuce. It goes like this: cut a head of Romaine lettuce in half lengthwise, then toss it on the grill curved side first, for a moment or 30, depending on your grill. The grill here is new (and wonderfully hot) so he just did 15-20 seconds each side. You don't want to wilt the lettuce, just get grill marks and a bit of heat on each side. Serve it flat side up, with various garnishes/dressings. Like freshly grated parmesan, halved grape tomatoes, chopped bacon, Ceasar dressing...whatever. Steve may not have been the first to concoct this, but we are now total converts...even "iceberg lettuce Bud". Yum!
Today is Ted and Lucy's last day (boo hoo!) and Steve offered a mini-cruise on the Happy Ours. As we assembled on the dock, several people were all a-flutter with cameras at the stern and there was a huge manatee! He (she?) was nudging the boat, perhaps looking for food--but definitely interacting with Noreen and Lucy.
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| I jumped on board for a look at the manatee--just what I had been waiting for! |
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| Lucy got this shot of a flipper...or arm? |
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| Noreen got this shot of our manatee taking a breath...cool! |
"I can't believe it!" was the mantra as we headed out to sea, Maggie firmly buckled into her life jacket and Bud fretting over the route with poor (and patient) Steve.
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| So..where are we going??? |
It was very calm as we navigated through Florida Bay, across a channel and over into what they call "oceanside"--the Atlantic Ocean. See what I mean?
But when we got out of the channel, the winds and seas came up a bit, making for a slightly uncomfy ride. We turned around and headed back for the bay, anchored and had some sandwiches and cruised on home.
Maggie seems to be doing better than Bud...anyone surprised out there?
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