Bradenton

The Twin Dolphin Marina-site of a tremendous Thanksgiving dinner

We feel very blessed and fortunate to have been able to share our holiday with Jane and Kent.  Everything turned out even better than expected.  If we hadn't been sitting on boats, you would imagine the meal was prepared in a regular kitchen, not a mere three feet square.  I took my measuring tape with me to make sure the turkey would fit in the oven.  I'm sure we looked odd measuring each turkey until we found one that had the proper dimensions.  I bought a throw-away baking pan but a lot of liquid still managed to spill out the sides.  It did make the cabin smell good, though.  The bird was big enough to feed the four of us and still have leftovers to share.  Jane made fresh cranberry sauce using Gran Marnier.  Pretty spectacular stuff.  Cornbread stuffing and mashed sweet potatoes and a fresh green salad filled us to popping status.  Of course, after some visiting and time went by, pecan pie was added to the delightful mix.  It was not a long visit as we feel the need to get south and get ready to catch a good weather window to cross the gulf stream and finally reach the Bahamas.  Although is has been done thousands of times before, it's still a new adventure to us.