A Flag for Aaron's New Boat

Aaron's new boat will be named the Insta-Gator.




There are places to sleep and cook downstairs, as well as a head (isn't that the name for the bathroom on a boat?)

Valerie and Aaron and their pirate's booty.

My daughter Teresa and I bought a pirate flag from Peg Leg Pete's restaurant in Pensacola Beach for a boat-warming present for my son Aaron and his wife Valerie. It's just like the flags wafting on the roof at Peglegs. Teresa went back to Colorado before we remembered to give them the present, so I did a video for him as Valerie opened the package. That way Teresa could be with us virtually.

A video taken at Sumo Sushi before the volcano, cowboy, dragon and dragonfly rolls were served!. This one's for Teresa.

Peg Leg's first opened in March 1991. The menu was simple at first - but that included what's still the best, namely shrimp and raw oysters. The kids meals (be sure to pick the grouper nuggets) comes with a plastic pail that can be used later to make sandcastles or hold shells at the beach. Wednesdays when Teresa in town mean only one thing: 25-cent oysters at Peg Leg's. She eats 2 dozen at one sitting without batting an eyelash.

Teresa protects her oyster stash.

Tim, Mikela, Teresa and I visit the beach after dinner at Peg Leg's. Jodi took the photo.

Mik blows a kiss to her favorite pirate. (Or is Captain Jack Sparrow still No. 1?)

Mikela hits the water in the summer and the ski slopes in the winter. What a life.

Teresa steers the boat while Aaron and Valerie pull in a grouper.



The happy couple. If you think Aaron catches all the fish, think again. Valerie won 2d place is a recent fishing competition. She brought in about $700 with of prizes!





Here are some of Valerie's winnings!