This past weekend was Shrimp Fest on Fort Myers Beach. For two days the island gets bombarded with folks who come for the parade and festivities. Last year we attended the parade which was earlier in the day. This year, the plan was to go down to Times Square (where the arts and crafts booths …
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Randy and I have been looking for spots to anchor out overnight—just quick little trips we can do for one night or a weekend since we both work. On Saturday we decided to try out a spot at Bunche Beach. Bunche Beach is a Lee County Parks & Recreation preserve located on San Carlos Bay. …
This past Sunday a bunch of us from the marina decided to put our dinghies in the water and cruise down to the North end of the beach. We had 6 dinghies (plus 1 that joined us later) and 4 dogs with us and the plan was to head to Nervous Nellies for a drink …
After our overnight stay at Naples City Dock, we headed north back to our home port of Fort Myers Beach to spend New Years with family & friends. We had been away from our home port dock for 4 nights and we weren’t ready to head into Snook Bight just yet, so we stopped at …
Usually when someone mentions surfing in Florida, they are referring to the beaches on the eastern coast, not southwest Florida. Our Gulf waters are usually pretty calm and don’t always present the best wave action needed for surfing, however, if you watch the weather and fronts, you might find some surfable waves here. Corey recently …
It’s been a little crazy the last few weeks as many of our northern neighbors are beginning to return to the marina to spend the winter here. We’re glad to see our friends return and the weekly dock parties have resumed. Last Sunday, Randy and I took a bike ride down Fort Myers Beach to …
The marina has been clearing out the last few weeks. We’ve said ‘good byes’ to several of our new friends from Snook Bight as they make preparations to head to their northern homes for the summer. One thing is clear after tonight’s dock party (pulled pork and slaw, thanks to Mary Kay), we are beginning …
Thursday evening, a few of us from Snook Bight took our last cruise on the Indian Princess. Capt. Kevin, made an announcement on the paddlewheel cruise that the Indian Princess will soon be sent up to a lake in Maine. Kevin and a few others will be making the long journey with her up North. …
We haven’t been off the dock since our New Years Trip to Cayo Costa and Palm Island Marina so we decided to take a very short cruise from Snook Bight Marina to the Matanzas Harbor Mooring Field on Fort Myers Beach. Randy and I have stayed on my parent’s boat Island Time on a ball …
After our long day at the Fort Myers Beach Shrimp Festival and the time change, we slept in this morning. We had our coffee up on the bridge and enjoyed the start of another gorgeous day. Since it was just Randy and I during the day, we packed a cooler, grabbed our beach chairs and the …
This weekend, we had our first experience with the Fort Myers Beach Shrimp Festival. The Shrimp Festival, sponsored by the Lions Club, has been held each year since 1959 with all proceeds going to local Lions Club charities. The event has it’s own parade, Shrimp Festival Queen and court, crafts expo and food booths with, shrimp …
So, we did get a great start on the wood restoration last week. Progress has come to a halt because of those “pesky jobs” we have. Randy has promised to continue the work on our wood rails this week. So, I have some random photos…