All posts by Matt Grillo

7/25,26/14 (Matt)

Today is the day where we start the ride north (In the car though). But for 5 miles we had to make a short ride to Stoch Island where we put the skis on our trailer. for three and a half hours we rode to Fort Lauderdale to where we dropped Captain Bob off. After that we made a non stop drive all the way home. But we did stop for an hour and a half for a quick nap. Besides that we arrived at home on the 26th of July at 11:30 P.M.

7/24/14 (Matt)

Today was the shortest day by far. Captain Bob’s-Key West. We departed from captain Bob’s place at 11:00 A.M. and arrived in Key West at 2:45 P.M. It was a very easy ride that felt like 30 minutes. Even though we had to get out every 5 minutes to grab the turtle grass from under the Ski but it was still very fun.  Its sad to say but we are only staying in Key West for one night. But it was a very fun night we watched the street performers and had a very good dinner at a seafood restaurant. Tomorrow we begin our journey home.

7/20,21,22,23/14 (Matt)

Today we left the Kelley’s at 7:20 A.M. The place where we wanted to be today was Jew Fish Creek, Keys, Florida. It was a very nice ride but I got stuck again so I had to push my way out. I got lucky this time because it wasn’t a major stuck. It took like 5 minutes to get out. We got to our destination were we stayed at a friends house and met up with Captain Bob who I haven’t seen in a couple years. We stayed here for four nights doing fun things like snorkeling, spear fishing, feeding the key deer, and experiencing the Keys. It was a whole lot of fun. But the fun has to end sometime but just until we reach the keys.

7/17,18,19/14 (Matt)

We departed from the Anchorage Marina at 9:55 A.M. Today our goal was to make my Best Friends house in West Palm Beach, Florida. It was a very clean ride in the ICW and made it safe with no storms. Too bad he was here in Northfield while we were at his house having a wonderful time at there house with his wonderful family. We were very grateful for them letting us stay at there house. They were so nice we stayed there for 3 nights. The night we got there my second Mom made a very good home made Italian dinner for us.  The next day we hung out at the house and went on the boat a little later to snorkel. After snorkeling we went home got showers and went to dinner. the next day we went to the local Waterpark. It was very crowded but a whole lot of fun. After the water park we went home took showers and went out to dinner again. It was a very fun night but sadly we have to leave the next morning. It was a very fun time and I cant wait to go back!

7/16/14 (Matt)

Today we left at 7:50 A.M. Melbourne, Florida was our goal which we made successfully again. It was all good and calm until a GIANT thunderstorm came storming through. We docked and a famous bait shop/bar for around 45 minutes. We ate some food and played some pool. After the storm went by we left but then around five minutes later we got stuck in another storm. But luckily our destination was 15 miles away. It was a little beating but we got through it. After docking we went to our hotel and to a Cuban restaurant right next door. It was the best Cuban food I’ve ever had and I highly recommend it.

 

7/15/14 (Matt)

This morning we departed at 9:00 A.M. from Fernandina beach and at 4:15 we finished in Daytona Beach, Florida. Today was another good day for riding and it went really smoothing. We stayed at the Hilton Hotel and hung out for the day. We walked around, went to some stores and bought some clothes. After all of that we went back to the room and went to dinner inside the Hilton. that was an awesome dinner and I wish we could go back.

7/14/14 (Matt)

Savannah was a great time but we have to move on. Today our goal was to make Fernandina beach, Florida. We successfully made our destination due to wonderful weather until the VERY end when a huge storm went by. Good thing we could see the hotel from where we were and got in safely. We had a good night and had a very good dinner at a pizza restaurant.

7/13/14

Today we took a day off and had fun in Savannah, Georgia. We went to Church which was pretty cool because it was at a big Cathedral. After that we went back to the hotel and waited for the World Cup Final to kick off. That was a good game but i was mad that Germany won. After the game we waited until dinner time and went out to dinner. After dinner we went to the hotel and went to sleep.

7/12/14 (Matt)

This morning we left Matt’s and made a short run to Savannah Georgia. It was very exciting because it was very smooth the whole way and i saw some pretty cool things. We stopped at the outside of the South Carolina state park and it was really cool because there were hundreds of oak trees on the beach lying on there sides. After that we made a short journey to our hotel in Savannah. We went to Outback for dinner and it was pretty good. After dinner i went right to sleep.

7/11/14 (Matt)

Today was a relax day at Matt’s. We chilled at the house until around 2 o’clock and then dad Matt and I went around town seeing things that we never saw before. We stopped at Fort Sumter which was pretty cool. After that we went to Finz for a quick lunch. After that we went to the boat where I waited for Kelly and a couple of people to get back from fishing, and when they came back i went back out with them to fish some more. We caught nothing. After fishing Kelly Hunter and I went to Umi’s for dinner. They had very good sushi. Finally we went home and i went right to sleep.