Redneck Yacht Club

This is Jewfish Key, population less than a dozen (best we can discern),  There is but one street on Jewfish Key, and La Lanaire Lane is simply a road that separates lots on the west side from lots on the east side.  I believe there are presently only about four homes, and no vehicles.  You need a boat to go home, if you live there.

But, on a nice sunny day its the preferred place for the Redneck Yacht Club to meet and enjoy fun, sun, and not an insignificant amount of drink.  I took this shot as I was crossing the bridge, which I noted was built the year I graduated high school.  I noted that as I was stopped adjacent to the bronze plaque at the north end of the bridge, as I waited for the bridge to reopen after a sailboat meandered through.

Longboat Key could also be called Long Wait Key during days when every other boat owner is out and about.  On one side of this particular bridge is Jewfish Key, and on the other side at the south end of the pass is Beer Can Island.  Beer Can is aptly named, and actually isn't under the jurisdiction of Longboat, although our marine police patrol still tries to maintain law and order there.  The most heinous crime is having your dog outside the boat and on the sand, it would appear.   Beer Can has an official name - Greer Island - but nobody calls it that.   For the regulars of the Redneck Yacht Club, it's just another day of fun in the sun.   And, I'll drink to that.