The local forecast for Easter weekend here was all doom and gloom. According to our local weather stations we were to have a 70-80% chance of precipitation on Friday and Saturday, but we weren’t going to let this keep us on the dock. Randy and I have been working our butts off painting the exterior …
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After leaving the Glover Bight anchorage on Saturday morning, we headed to Merwin Key with Maddie on board. The trip was fairly quick but the boat traffic in the “miserable mile” was crazy. We made it safe and sound and dropped anchor. We were surprised to see Royal Tease anchored right next to us. Ron …
On Friday, March 14, 2014, a group of folks and boats from our marina dropped the lines and headed to Glovers Bight on the Caloosahatchee River near Tarpon Point Marina and The Westin Cape Coral. There was a jazz concert being held at the Westin called Sounds of Jazz & Blues presented by the Cape …
Our plan wasn’t really to go to Big Carlos Pass, we had planned to go further to New Pass. We loaded the dinghy up will all the “essentials” needed to hit the beach: skim board and wet suit (for Corey), large bucket, cast net, fishing pole, 2 small coolers, large dry bag full of extra …
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 …
Last weekend Randy, Corey and I took Blue Turtle to the Cape Coral Yacht Basin. My parents, who are live aboards, have called the Yacht Basin home for the past 4 years until recently. They’ve been planning on doing The Great Loop for the last year and have been outfitting their trawler (Island Time) for …
This past weekend, Randy and I found ourselves kid-free for the weekend. Corey spent the weekend in Orlando at Sea World with his mom. So Friday afternoon, Randy and I dropped the lines and headed to the Fort Myers Beach Mooring Field. Even though getting a mooring ball at Fort Myers Beach only takes us …
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 …
Last weekend we set out for a long weekend to one of our favorite winter spots, Franklin Locks. We made this trip back in November right after Thanksgiving and we just love it this time of year. The cool weather makes it nice (and less buggy) and we enjoy building bon fires in the evenings …
Last weekend, we helped celebrate our friend Tom’s birthday. Saturday evening, a bunch of folks from the dock met up at Las Olas for some drinks and dinner. The next day, Sunday, Dick and Inge invited everyone for a day cruise to Rum Runner’s restaurant in Cape Coral on their 40′ Main Ship, Bon Foeyage. …
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 …