Today we had a pretty pleasant cruise down the coast from Fort Myers Beach to the familiar cul-de-sac we anchored in twice during our 2009 trip down here. This place is in amongst palacial homes of the uber-rich here in the Naples area.
As we exited the Fort Myers Beach area we were “over flown” by para-sail chutes towed by para-sail boats. It was obvious that it was being done on purpose, and I was quite concerned at the potential hazard to all concerned. As a result, I called the local Coast Guard station and complained and told them that they need to reach out to the para-sail companies and straighten them out.
This evening Seminole is rafted alongside Calypso, and we all got together and ginned up a nice steak dinner.
Tomorrow, it is our intention to head down the inland passage between Naples and Marco Island and then into the inland passage from Marco to Goodland after which we will debouch into Florida Bay, turn eastward and end up our 40-plus mile day in Everglades City at the Rod and Gun Club for a day or two.
This is Calypso our trusty 1972 Grand Banks 42 purchased in San Diego, CA in 1986 and sold in Panama City, FL in 2015
Frolic
Frolic, our 2005 Mainship 30 Pilot II replaced Calypso in 2015
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What follows is a summary of all the emails we sent to family and friends during a trip we took three years ago. I wanted to include it her...
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I am sorry, but I miscalculted fuel use and am reposting this for the sake of correctness. We used 4.0 gal/hour and made 2.0 MPG, which is ...
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Thursday 14 January 2021 Southport, FL We were underway at 0615 from an entirely peaceful night with no wind after sunset with just enough...
