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Closing the South Florida Loop

As suggested in our cruising guide (“Mariners have been waiting out bad weather here for many years.”), our anchorage at the Little Shark River turned out to be a good refuge from increasingly troublesome winds out in the Gulf. So, the decision we…

Closing the South Florida Loop

As suggested in our cruising guide (“Mariners have been waiting out bad weather here for many years.”), our anchorage at the Little Shark River turned out to be a good refuge from increasingly troublesome winds out in the Gulf. So, the decision we…

Cruising Florida’s Southwest Coast

On Monday, January 21st, we left Ft. Myers headed for Sanibel Island, which would be our first stop after completing the Okeechobee Waterway and before heading down Florida’s southwestern coast toward the Keys. By all accounts, we were fortunate to …

Cruising Florida’s Southwest Coast

On Monday, January 21st, we left Ft. Myers headed for Sanibel Island, which would be our first stop after completing the Okeechobee Waterway and before heading down Florida’s southwestern coast toward the Keys. By all accounts, we were fortunate to …

Beginning the South Florida Loop

Back in 2011 when we completed America’s Great Loop Cruise, we did the version which cuts across through central Florida’s Okeechobee Waterway from Ft. Myers to Stuart, leaving out more southern portions of Florida’s west coast and the Keys. Our…

Beginning the South Florida Loop

Back in 2011 when we completed America’s Great Loop Cruise, we did the version which cuts across through central Florida’s Okeechobee Waterway from Ft. Myers to Stuart, leaving out more southern portions of Florida’s west coast and the Keys. Our…

Road Trips

Since our last posting in mid-July, the Docker’s Inn has been living up to her name, remaining securely tied up to the dock at Loggerhead Club and Marina – Vero Beach, providing us with a very comfy residence on the water in Florida. That does not m…

Road Trips

Since our last posting in mid-July, the Docker’s Inn has been living up to her name, remaining securely tied up to the dock at Loggerhead Club and Marina – Vero Beach, providing us with a very comfy residence on the water in Florida. That does not m…

Heading North?

By mid-April we were back at our marina in Stuart with our boat’s bottom freshly painted and beginning to plan our migration north for the upcoming hurricane season. The terms of our boat insurance required us to be north of Florida by June 1st, so …

Heading North?

By mid-April we were back at our marina in Stuart with our boat’s bottom freshly painted and beginning to plan our migration north for the upcoming hurricane season. The terms of our boat insurance required us to be north of Florida by June 1st, so …