The Next Great Adventure!

Everything since April 2004 has led to this moment. Moving to Florida, building a house, finding me a job, curiosity to explore the waterways of Florida. We were limited since we couldn't tow anything with our 4 door sedan, so one day we came upon an inflatable kayak at Sam's. Perfect! FIts in the back of the car, ready to go at a moments notice. We took it out and ventured around Pine Island, navigated the alligator infested Hillsborough River, enjoyed the cold, crystal clear spring waters of the Weekie Wachee River, and set it out at Honeymoon Island. We loved being on the water and watching all of nature, but after two seasons of use, I am no longer physically able to paddle a kayak. So shortly after purchasing a Honda CR-V, we put a trailer hitch on it and began shopping for a boat! We've bought a boat! So excited! Bring it on!! Can't begin to count how many hours were spent on Craigslist looking for the right boat for us. Saw lots of boats in not great condition, and seriously considered purchasing a jet boat or a pontoon. Limited by a few factors such as, 1. It needed to fit in our garage, and 2. It couldn't cost too much money! So last Saturday we happened to drive by Love Honda Sports in Homassassa and there it was. Only boat on this lot of ATV's. It was the Love Honda owners boat that he'd bought for his daughter 4 years ago, and it was barely used. We inquired about it and I liked it quite a bit, but I didn't want a center console and said so all day long. Well, the next day we were back in the area after work to see a pontoon only to find out it was the same one we'd seen the day before and decided it wouldn't fit in our garage! Not happy! Work all day, drive all the way up there, not fun. So, I said, lets go back and see that boat from yesterday. Well, after everything we'd seen, it really was a cute little boat that was clearly barely used, well built, and would fit in our garage but, was more than we were looking to spend. So we gave a low ball offer, which was turned down and not countered! Going home, I said to Joe, I want that boat and I want you to make it happen! Lo and behold, the next day Joe called me at work to tell me it was ours! Two days later, Thursday, my friends' husband (Captain Larry) took us out on it for our first ride and some terrific tips, hints and safety lessons! It was great! Our minds were a buzz with the fun that we could have with our new toy!