Wednesday, November 15 - Ft. Myer's Beach, Florida!!! :)

Well, that was a rocky night!!!  When we came back from dinner the winds were a steady 24 mph, plus gusts!  Remember, we are exposed to Charlotte Harbor!

This is our boat in the marina slip!

As we head back out to Charlotte Harbor, the winds are not quite as bad as last night, 

as now they're only a steady 15 mph!!!😧

 Of course we're getting rolled, AGAIN, with three footers!!!  

I truly thought we were done with this!

 To our left is Cayo Costa; the place we planned to anchor last night.  

 Across from Cayo Costa is Useppa Island; a private island membership.  I'm hoping those that anchored in Cayo Costa faired well with the winds.  It shouldn't have been too bad, as the waves calm for us now that there's another island to the east to provide some protection.

As we continue our island tour, we see one of our favorites; Cabbage Key!

 The one-level structure on land is a restaurant where people hang a dollar bill.  

Let's just say MANY people have visited Cabbage Key Restaurant!

 The next island south is North Captiva.

It's a good thing there are ferries to transport people so they can island hop!  

Many of the islands don't even have cars; golf carts are the mode of transportation!

The next island south is Captiva.  This picture happens to be of "South Seas Plantation" resort.  

For those of you who know the story, "we have no room for you today or tomorrow", 

well, this is the place!😁

Soon the dolphins find us and come and play!💗🐬

The last island we pass on our starboard side is Sanibel, 

which is just south of Captiva,

 Again, we see more ferries.

 To our port side is Pine Island,

 to our starboard is Sanibel (and maybe a dolphin?),

 and straight ahead is the bridge that connects
Ft. Myers (on the left) to Sanibel (on the right)!

Here we go, under the Ft. Myers Bridge!!!

 Off to our right we see the beautiful Sanibel Lighthouse and
straight ahead is the Gulf of Mexico!

There it is, Ft. Myers!!!

Our destination for the night; Pink Shell Resort on Ft. Myers Beach!
Before we can tie up, however, we need to head further upstream to get fuel.

We enjoy seeing many of our favorite places, but this time from the waters of Estero Bay.
One of them being, Doc Ford's!

 Along the way we also see the Key West Express and . . .

 Captain Charlie Erickson!!!  (Many of you know him from back home).

Soon the boat is tied up and we're off to enjoy the pool and beach.

 

Ahhhhh . . . we have arrived in paradise!💗