Today we awoke to another beautiful sunrise and a warmer temperature.  It was 62 degrees and of course, the sun was shining all day -- that's what I like about Florida!  We traveled 36 miles to Ft. Walton Beach along with Betty and Ivan on Dog Daze.  They're going to stay here for a while as we move on tomorrow.

I made a nice pizza for lunch and as we're eating, Ralph discovers what looks like a small stone in his mouth.  There was nothing that crunchy on my pizza  -- then he discovered a rough edge on a back tooth.   It looks like he broke a tooth.  Arrrghhh!  

We had been in contact with an old friend of Ralph's, Bob Steele, who lives in Ft. Walton Beach, and had plans to meet him and his wife, Lynne, for dinner.  Ralph told Bob about his tooth and Bob recommended his own dentist -- Ralph called and has an appointment for early tomorrow morning.  This is the second dentist Ralph will be seeing in 4 days.  We're blessed not to be out on the waterway system somewhere in the wilderness where there are no dentists.

Our initial plans were to tie up at the Ft. Walton Beach municipal dock, but when we arrived we found it in shambles -- with caution tape tied to it -- never a good sign.  We poked around through some other nearby marinas and were going to make inquiries until a few boats passed by on the ICW and we saw how the boats in all the marinas were rocking and rolling from the wakes of the passing boats.

Once again, Bob to the rescue!  Bob's friend, Glen, is a member of the Ft. Walton Beach Yacht Club and arranged for us to rent a transient slip for the night.  It's a beautiful facility and rather sheltered from the wakes of passing boats.  Bob and Glen met us as we were coming in and helped us tie up.  They took a tour of the boat and we planned to meet a little later and chat before going to dinner.  

Meanwhile we met a slipholder named Bill who came over to see Say Good-Bye.  When he found out about Ralph's dental appointment tomorrow, he offered Ralph the use of his truck, or he said he'd take him to the appointment in the morning.  We've been so blessed with helpful, courteous folks in our travels. 

We met Lynne Steele, Bob's wife, their friend,George, and Glen for a nice late afternoon chat and then Lynne and Bob and Ralph and I went to Clemenza's Italian Restaurant for dinner.  It was a comfortable place with great food and we had a lovely evening getting to know each other.  Thank you, Bob and Lynne, for your gracious hospitality.  We'd love for you to come visit us in SW FL this winter!  

P.S.  What is that noise like crackling paper?  It sounds like silk worms eating the hull of our boat.   Some munching kind of sea creatures? Hmmmm...it's a little creepy.

Today is our grandson, Aaron's 20th birthday.  Wishing him a wonderful day and the Lord's richest blessings in the coming year.  xoxoxoxo

I only took a few photos today and here are some of them:

Sunrise over Pensacola

On the way to Ft. Walton Beach

ICW between Pensacola and Ft. Walton Beach

Along the ICW near Ft. Walton Beach

Today's lunch -- which broke Ralph's tooth?

No palm trees yet

Homes along the ICW

The Ft.Walton Beach Municipal Dock -- in sad disrepair

Ft. Walton Beach Yacht Club

Tonight's back yard