One of the great things about living in Florida is the wonderful weather that we have year round. After a week of cooler temperatures, we welcomed our normal 70s and 80s. Another great thing about Florida living is being able to spend an "Island Sunday" on the water with friends in January! We take our boat to one of the many islands on the Indian and Banana Rivers, unload our chairs, relax and enjoy the warm sunshine with a cold drink in hand. Audrey and Claire love to run around the island with Duke and search for shells and other cool finds.

This Sunday, we went to an island on the Banana River with our friends, Ed & Tammy and Gary & Paula. The girls and Duke were running all over the island. Then another group set up on the far end of the island. "Boat people" are an interesting group. There is an unspoken bond that you seem to share - it is a lot like meeting other groups while tailgating outside the stadium on a football Saturday - everyone is friends with everyone! This group brought their dog, Berkley - another Boxer! Duke had such a great time playing with her. She is full grown so it was humorous at times to see how Duke, who is only 5 months, responded to her.

After hours of fun in the sun, we loaded up the boats and rode down the river to Captain Katanna's - a bar and grill on the water - for some good food and drinks.

We docked the boats, sat out on the deck around the tiki bar and enjoyed some great live music. Audrey and Claire danced to their hearts content and even got the guy to sing "The Itsy Bitsy Spider" which was even funnier when the whole crowd joined in too.

We had a great time and look forward to the weekends
when we get to enjoy our "Island Sundays"!