Greenway Sound to Sullivan Bay - 1 ¼ hours, 8 miles

This morning Fred, Jason & Kelli took the dinghy over to the small float that leads to a hiking the trail up to Broughton Lake. It is going to be another hot day, so Jason & Kelli took swimsuits to cool off by swimming in the lake. Apparently only Jason took the plunge. The hike was too much for me but the pictures showed that is quite beautiful. At noon we left to head over to Sullivan Bay. Jason & Kelli will be flying out of there tomorrow. Fred opened up the upper helm for the first time this year. Even though we don’t have a bimini anymore, everyone was quite comfortable and enjoyed the views. The temperature is in the low 90’s and we all are very uncomfortable when the boat stopped. The only relief was sitting on the swim platform and cooling our feet in the water. This is the home of Buddy. He is a teeny tiny Yorkie owned by the managers. Today he is adorable and friendly. However, in 2008 when we here during Merlin's first cruising season, Buddy yapped and frightened Merlin right into the drink. Merlin is definitely not an alpha male. There was no harm done and Merlin's ability to swim was reaffirmed. Today the dogs are friends and Buddy is not the least bit “yappy” or aggressive. Sullivan Bay is quite charming. It is up against a cliff and all of the buildings are on floats. There are three docks for boats, one and a half for homes and one for “downtown”. There are also about 10 or so homes on floats here. I don’t mean boathouses, these are very upscale homes. One has its own float plane behind it another has a beautiful red helicopter on the roof. Definitely high end. All of the docks have street names. The head of the marina has different floats which contain a restaurant, grocery store, laundry & shower, garbage, fuel and airport. This is called “town”. Before dinner there is an interesting event. Every boat gets two golf balls and aims them for a target set up in the bay which is covered with artificial grass and made to look like the green on a golf course. A fellow on one of the boats plays the bagpipes. He led the parade off the “golf course”. If anyone gets a hole-in-one they get a free night’s moorage. Jason & Fred weren’t even close to the target. I think Jason gave a seagull a real scare. However, there is a Manager’s Special that if one stays two nights the third night is free. We have no plans after Jason & Kelli leave… so we’ll stay. Jason & Kelli took us out to dinner at the restaurant. The food and service were excellent, if a bit pricey. It was a lovely ending to their visit. We have enjoyed the company.