We were expecting company today so we were up before 0800 getting the boat "ship-shape" for Dave and Linda and Russell (the puppy). (Their CS36 is ALWAYS presentable.)

We arrived at the dinghy dock at 1000 as scheduled to meet them. They had just arrived as well. We went back to CS'ta Time, had coffee and sweets and chatted. Then it was back to the dinghy dock and into their car heading to a restaurant for lunch. Jorge thought the restaurant we were at the other day with Diana and Gilbert was a good choice so that is where we ended up. It was so nice to arrive at the restaurant by car in about 5 minutes!

After lunch we took advantage of Dave and Linda's offer to drive us to a solar panel store. After much deliberation, Jorge had decided that solar panels was the way to go and had researched them extensively. This store had a booth at the Annapolis Boat Show so Jorge had plenty of time to arrive at his decision. We purchased them, loaded them into Dave and Linda's car and then into the dinghy. That was the easy part, now Jorge has to install them!

We stopped by Diana and Gilbert's boat on the way back to CS'ta Time and invited them for happy hour. They gladly accepted. The six of us had an enjoyable time in our cockpit. We asked Dave and Linda many questions as they had previously done a trip to the Bahamas by boat. Their knowledge, tips and advice were very much welcomed.

We took Dave and Linda back to their car just before dark. It was going to be a long drive back to Fort Myers for them. We were so happy that they decided to visit, like receiving a bit of home!

The day had been very nice, sunny with a warm temperature, mid 20s C. Apparently it is supposed to get warmer this weekend, maybe even downright hot! Hard to get into the Christmas spirit with warm weather and no snow.