We start the morning with some water aerobics in the pool at Pink Shell and then head out. Our first stop, "Ballards", to fuel up for the trip. We cruise under the famous Fort Myers Bridge in Matanzas Pass to get to our fuel stop (fyi, this is the same place we stopped when we first arrived in
Fort Myers in November).
Right before we get to Ballards, we see that the shrimp boats are plentiful in port!
While Dave fuels up, I take a short walk to get some VERY fresh shrimp!
Success! My little blue cooler (on the steps) is full! YUM!!!
We turn around and head back past the Pink Shell to get out to the Gulf of Mexico.
As we round the corner of the north end of Fort Myers Beach, we can see the Gulf of Mexico!
It's about 11:00 a.m., and many people are already out enjoying the beach!
And here we go!!! Very thankful that the Gulf is calm today!
Of course we're not out on the Gulf for more than five minutes and we start to see dolphins!!! Gee, I NEVER get tired of these wonderful creatures! The dolphins today are VERY quick, so unfortunately I do not get any photos. The photos I am posting are from a side trip we took in January to Caya Costa State Park (on the Intracoastal just north of Cabbage Key). I got VERY lucky with these photos, and since I didn't have them posted on the blog, I wanted to add them. If you've already seen them, enjoy these beautiful creatures once more!😍🐬
After fun with the dolphins, on the land side (we're following the coastline to Marco Island) we notice a big stretch of low-lying land without buildings; this is "Lover's Key".
To our right is a big blue sea!
The further we go, the clearer the water becomes.
Next, along the coast, we can see Bonita Springs.
And then, Naples.
We know we're getting close to our destination when we see this long stretch of "everglade"; this is right before you get to Marco Island.
And there it is!!!
We enter the main channel of Marco Island.
To get to our anchorage, we pass through a few different canals. Along the way, we see beautiful homes with such pretty pools and landscaping!
Of course, we also see the effects of Hurricane Irma.😔
Many damaged docks here.
A new sea wall is going in on this corner lot and the house next to it is still awaiting a new roof.
Our final destination; a beautiful anchorage in the bay by Esplanada Marina!
Tomorrow we wake early for our nine-hour crossing to Key West!!!
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