Took advantage of being at The Field Club and explored the building (it’s one of the National Historic Buildings) and grounds. Also walked to a nearby West Marine….with a mission of getting two cotter pins and ending up with a rolling cooler and enough extra goodies to fill it. The walk was through the neighborhood adjacent to The Field Club and the homes were more diverse than we expected. A couple definitely needed some TLC, but most were lovely older homes with well tended landscapes. We met some other cruisers when we went to the swimming pool. Once couple from Bradenton and the other from Hinsdale, IL (!) Nice conversations about the cruising life, which they’d done plenty of. Dinner with Roger and Will…jackets required. See funny story about this below.
Huge stag horn fern in one of the live oaks on the 18 acre Field Club property. There were several of these around the property, but this was the biggest.
Trekking back from West Marine.
Sunset view from The Field Club docks
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A walk through this courtyard leads you to the dining room entrance.
Dinner with Roger and Will. Jackets required in the dining room we selected. No jackets required in the “upstairs” dining room….approximately 5 steps above the jackets-required area. Would have loved to be at the meeting where that distinction was decided upon.