Randy and I had a day without the boy, so we decided to head to New Pass beach, just the two of us. New Pass is generally too far for us when we have Corey since our dinghy can’t get on plane with all 3 of us. With 2 people it can plane perfectly and …
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This past weekend, we celebrated Randy’s birthday and Father’s Day with a weekend trip to Merwin Key. This is one of our favorite, nearby, anchorages since it only take 2 hours to get there. Merwin Key is a small island off of Pine Island and Sanibel Island and right near Picnic Island, a small oasis …
We’ve come a long way baby! One year ago (May 2012), Randy and I bought a 40′ DeFever Passagemaker and brought her home from Longboat Key. It was then that began our experiences in living aboard. We didn’t really know anything about caring for and maintaining a boat this size, but with the help of …
This past weekend, we headed to Cayo Costa State Park. You may have read about our last holiday trips to Cayo Costa on Memorial Day and Labor Day last year and over New Years. My parents were originally supposed to go on their trawler, Island Time, with my sister and nephews, however, my mother hasn’t …
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. …
Not a whole lot happened this weekend since the weather forecast was for rain all weekend…we never did get any rain, but we did manage to have a great time. Friday evening, Randy’s dad came out to stay since they were working on a couple small projects on Saturday. Since his dad was down here, …
This past weekend we had yet another opportunity to get off the dock. It would be a short trip, so we decided to stay close to Fort Myers Beach. We left Friday evening at around 5pm and headed for an anchorage off Sanibel Island outside Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge. A couple of times, we’ve …
With our weekend on the mooring ball and the Wednesday dock party behind us, we were ready to get off the dock for an extended stay. This was Randy’s last weekend of freedom before starting a new job and the end of Corey’s spring break so Randy wanted to go to Cayo Costa. Unfortunately, I …
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 …
Friday evening, Randy, Corey and I were invited by Tom, Mary Kay and Maddie to go on a sunset sailing cruise. Mary Kay has a little 21′ sailboat perfectly sized for her and Maddie to take out on weekends or perfectly sized for a small group sailing excursion. This was Randy and Corey’s first ever …
So, St. Patrick’s Day has come and just about gone, but Randy and I had a wonderful time on Fort Myers Beach. We began our day by sleeping in (until 8:30ish) with plans to go on a brunch cruise on the Indian Princess. We had a fairly large group from the marina going on the …