Friday, January 26, 2007
Costa Grande to Ft. Meyers/Sanibel Island
Thursday and Friday, January 25-26. We left Boca Grande around noon on Thursday. The weather had gone downhill. Steady rain and reduced visibility weren't the greatest cruising conditions, but at least the seas weren't bad. The crazy Florida boaters were worse by far than the weather. We had heard about the phenomenon of speedboats who blast by, leaving huge wakes behind them. We have now seen it firsthand. Getting bounced around by those careless folks have caused us to break a pair of binoculars and a ceramic mug. I think we'll just have to get used to it. We will be in Florida for a while!
The channels to Ft. Meyers are well marked because the water around here is pretty shallow. Several calls went out over the radio for the rescue services of Sea Tow and Boat U.S. We watched the markers and our charts like hawks, and we made it to Ft. Meyers just fine. (With the exception of being pounded by wakes several times.) We docked at Legacy Marina, did some laundry, then ate dinner with Jim, Martha, and Peggy, Martha's stepmom. On Friday morning we retraced our steps, errrrr, that is, our wake to Sanibel Island, where Jim and Martha have joined us for several days as we make our way south to Marathon. We will explore Sanibel and Captiva Islands for the next couple of days and look forward to being joined by other cousins. Fun times coming up!
I've got photos, but not enough time right now to post them.
The channels to Ft. Meyers are well marked because the water around here is pretty shallow. Several calls went out over the radio for the rescue services of Sea Tow and Boat U.S. We watched the markers and our charts like hawks, and we made it to Ft. Meyers just fine. (With the exception of being pounded by wakes several times.) We docked at Legacy Marina, did some laundry, then ate dinner with Jim, Martha, and Peggy, Martha's stepmom. On Friday morning we retraced our steps, errrrr, that is, our wake to Sanibel Island, where Jim and Martha have joined us for several days as we make our way south to Marathon. We will explore Sanibel and Captiva Islands for the next couple of days and look forward to being joined by other cousins. Fun times coming up!
I've got photos, but not enough time right now to post them.
