Christine says we are loaded and ready for Key West and points in between.We will be on this trip with Dave and Michele Sylver along with Dave Crannell on his beautiful Power-Cat yacht called "Adventure III".
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Saturday..April 8, 2017
"Mystic Lady" will be resting up for her next adventure to the Bahama Islands when we get back. Many thanks to Dave for inviting us to tag along part way, before him and his crew head for Cuba.
Dave is clearing the lines as we leave Legacy Harbour Marina in Ft. Myers.
Two fairly good days of weather ahead, enough to get to Marathon then it's super windy for the remainder of this trip.
Seems the winds are being relentless this season.
Cruising past some of SW Florida coastline..with Michele taking it all in.
This gal loves the water as much as anybody I've met. Her and Christine would rather be on a boat than anywhere.
The Sylver's are a great couple to cruise with.
Looking forward to the week in the Keys.
First stop is Marco Island for fuel before we start the long ride to Marathon.
It was a bit tricky getting up to the fuel dock because the night before we arrived the entire dock that houses the fuel station fell into the water. The concrete pilings had crumbled from deterioration.
They had a temporary fuel truck backed up to a floating dock for fueling purposes. However, Captain Dave backed her in between the docks with no problem.
Just another trawler from the fishing fleet as we cruised the coast line.
Not a bad day to travel, winds 10-15 kts, seas 1-2 with occasional 3 footers.
Gonna get much rougher as the week goes on.
Jerry takes a break and enjoys the forward deck as we make our way through the little community of Goodland.
We haven't been thru this cut in about 11 years. The last time we were thru here the place was run-down but today it is booming with boaters and new additions have been added to the old facilities.
The Old Marco Inn in the background has been around since the 1800's...
After our fuel stop and sightseeing journey thru Goodland we pulled into the "Ten Thousand Island" area of the Everglades for the night.
We chose a place called Panther Key to drop the anchor.
Annie is returning from her Potty Stop at a nearby island.
Some local folks had set up tents and were boat camping on the beach with their kids. Good to see kids getting a taste of Mother Nature's lifestyle.
A great shot of "Adventure III" as we arrive back from our dingy trip around a nearby island.
It was a long ride so we were ready to get back to the "Mother Ship" and cook some supper.
Tomorrow will be a long day as we dodge crab pots and windy conditions all the way to Marathon.
Sunday..April, 9, 2017...Marathon
A Full Moon setting as the sun comes up behind us.
This shot is from the front deck of Adventure III as Christine and I sip our morning coffee.
Our slip location gives us a beautiful view of Moonsets and Sunsets....
We all took a dingy ride over to Burdines for lunch on the water.
The winds were picking up so we took a table a little more sheltered but the pics were not good.
Lunch, however, was great. Especially the fries.
"High Yo Sylver"..............Dave and Michele "Sylver" are waiting for Capt. Dave to do some dingy cruising around the Marathon area.
Christine and I will wait here and start some projects on Adventure III.
"Dave and his other brother Dave" have a long list of projects for their resident mechanic.
April 11, 2017
Waiting on a cab to take us to the grocery store.
$5.00 to anywhere on the Island....not bad.
It would be $25.00 in the Bahamas.
Expecting some rain showers today so walking ain't gonna happen.
After the taxi ride Jerry, Dave and his other brother Dave took a little walk down to "Faro Blanco" for a drink and to check out the new marina. WOW, it is really nice but I wouldn't want to dock there if the winds are over 5 kts.
They had 1-2 ft. rollers inside the marina. Very exposed to North and East winds.
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