We got underway at around 1100 today after breakfast on the beach at Fort Myers Beach and moored at Cabbage Key Marina at 1430 - not such a long day. With the dozens of FAST boats flying out of the Fort Myers area and headed the same way we were, we felt like a person walking along the lane dividing striped line on a busy freeway! Where the channel is narrow, the boats (some quiet large) just squeezed that much closer to us. I swear, some of these boats would rival a World War II PT boat of size and power. Muscle boats are very popular here - where's the recession?
Cabbage Key is one of those kind of places every jurisdiction should have at least one of - old Florida style and reachable only by boat. This jurisdiction with the buzillions of boats it has needs two or three of these. We are the biggest boat here and half of us sticks out well into the basin.
After getting settled in, we took a walk around the mile or so long nature trail, climbed the 1930s era water tower, and generally hung around until our dinner reservation at 1830. There are a few rental cabins and a large old-fashioned restaurant.
Tomorrow, we will get underway after breakfast and head inland to Punta Gorda to visit with Chris and Gail Wilkinson who we know via the Trawler and Trawlering email list will meet for the first time in person. They have a berth for the Calypso at their place and have offered us their hospitality. We are looking forward to this visit but will unfortunately have limited time with them - this time.
