Days number 2 and 3 in Sandestin were full of wandering and exploring.  We truly appreciate our friends Bobby and Patsy loaning us a vehicle to allow us to reprovision the boat and “get around” comfortably.  The Baytowne Marina has a neat little bar and grill, decorated with talking live parrots and cock-a-too.  We are docked right down from the grill – far enough, yet close enough to all.

     

     

Mary Ann on the left, Skipper on the right……….

     

We had good friends Robert and Linda from Brentwood join us on the dock and later we went to “Kenny D’s” for gumbo and shrimp and to celebrate their 49th. wedding anniversary.

All Ron wanted for Christmas was to see the new Star Wars movie so we decided Sandestin was the place for that.  Usually Bryson, (our grandson) goes with him, but in Bryson’s absence I agreed to join him for the movie.  Not totally wanting to spend my Florida days inside a theater, my mind was changed when we learned they serve wine with their popcorn (complete with complementary wine glasses)!  As you see, I reserved the whole theater for Ron’s special Christmas present.

     

At the far end of our dock is a huge yacht named SOLARIS.  We were privileged to enjoy three weddings that took place on Solaris over the holiday week.

    

We also were entertained by dolphins swimming right outside our window.  One day I will capture them out of the water for a better photo!

        

Karen rode her new bicycle around the Sandestin community and captured Kara Mia across the bay……and once again we had a beautiful Florida sunset.

    

We ended the day at The Cabana Cafe in Seascape, where Linda’s sister Ramona and her husband Bill joined us for dinner and we all sang and danced to “Rocky Top”, good ole Rocky Top, Rocky Top Tennessee………..