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To a new day, we go on.
It's time to move on and move forward.
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Wow, yeah, the price for that house is outrageous! But I assume it's more the price for the land since the house looks like it's gonna come tumbling down any second
Great pics! Based on that house, it doesn't look like we will be moving to key west anytime soon....... I actually have an Aunt that lives in Key West, I haven't been down there but I've heard it's a really lovely beach front property- now I'm wondering how the heck they afford it.
I love the pictures of the houses. Oh and that one for sale... yikes. If only I coould afford it , I would fix it up and my passporter friends could have a place to stay when they are not at Disney. I want to read about the sunset cruise. I hope it was lovely
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Wow, yeah, the price for that house is outrageous! But I assume it's more the price for the land since the house looks like it's gonna come tumbling down any second
Saturday 19 December – part seven: a wonderful surprise on our sunset champagne cruise
Finally, it was time and we arrived back at the boat and were the first ones there. We did jokingly suggest going out just the two of us, but the owner told us firmly that he couldn’t afford to do that, which was fair enough. However, he called two people, who were due on the boat tonight and they said that they wouldn’t be coming, as they had had a massage and were now too relaxed. Oh well, all the more space for us then...
The only other people on the boat were two cousins from Germany. I first made the mistake of thinking that they were Dutch, which went down well and then I thought that they were a couple, but no. It was her first visit to the States, although she had spent time in Scotland before. He was working over here at the Breakers Hotel in Palm Beach. They were a lovely pair and, as Mark said, I hit it off immediately with them and chatted to them through the cruise.
This was a champagne cruise and we’re not just talking any champagne cruise here. : We’re talking here different types of Moet. We had been approached by another sunset cruise operator while we were walking around the marina earlier and, when we told them who we were going out with, he told us that they were very good and he was right.
Tony was our captain and Sarah was our wine server and seemed to do all the work, as far as the sailing went as well. She was very knowledgeable about what she was serving up and did a great job of ensuring that our wine glasses were full at all times.
Sarah explaining about the champagnes
There was also a light buffet of cheeses and fruit as well and the cheeses were absolutely beautiful. The only one I had come across before were Wensleydale, and although Sarah told me the names of the others a couple of times, I just couldn’t remember them. There may be a reason for that, as you’ll discover later..... There were also strawberries, grapes, blackberries and all were specially chosen to go with the champagnes and they did.
The first bottle is opened! ... and time for a toast! Getting stuck into the food
In theory, the boat can take 28 people, but all I can say is that I don’t want to be on that boat when it’s got that many people on it, thank you. : It was pleasant enough with the four of us and I think six would’ve been fine as well, but many more than that and it would start to get cramped.
Not long after we sailed out, we saw dolphins, which was really neat and we were able to get some really great photos of them. Tony contacted one of the dolphin watching boats and they told him that they had been out earlier and hadn’t seen a thing, so we really lucked out.
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I love the pictures of the dolphins! And I totally know what you mean when you say "I feel dizzy and tired" I don't think I've ever come off a sunset cruise without been a bit tipsy...ok a lot tipsy
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Oh well, all the more space for us then... 
: We’re talking here different types of Moet. We had been approached by another sunset cruise operator while we were walking around the marina earlier and, when we told them who we were going out with, he told us that they were very good and he was right. 
There were also strawberries, grapes, blackberries and all were specially chosen to go with the champagnes and they did. 
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