Hontoon Island C-Brat Gathering Last Day

Nice night last night staying slipped at Hontoon Island State Park. Today was the last day of the C-Brat gathering, and one of the more fun days for me. We watched some more rowers going by the park marina and socialized more with each other. At 10:00 we had our Galley Gadgets show and tell. That’s where we bring favorite items from our boats to show others. Always interesting to see what other boaters have that might be worth getting for our own boats. After that we had baked chicken for lunch, along with cole slaw, potato salad and chips. Some more socializing and then at 2, I lead a small flotilla of six other boats around what we call the Hontoon Loop. I pass along some information of the area, and point out various critters we see. Today we saw quite a few alligators, a number of turtles, Ibis, Blue Herons, Egrets, possibly a couple White Herons, and a few boats saw a manitee. Also saw an old tug boat. (For some interesting information on the tugboat, search WWII Tugboat ST479 “Tiger”.) After that, the other boats went back to Hontoon, or one of the other marinas they were staying at. This evening at 6p, some were gathering at a local yacht club restaurant for supper. Rosanne and I continued up to Ed Stone Park to drop some stuff off at the pickup, and then came back south to anchor next to Blue Springs State Park. Good choice, as we got to watch several manatees.Les mer