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April 24 – Fort Myers, FL

Day 49 – Happy EasterFt. Myers Yacht BasinThe Ft. Myers First Untied Methodist Church was just a few blocks away so we started our day by going to the early service. It really didn’t feel like Easter today…we really missed seeing our family and frien…

April 23 – Fort Myers, FL

Day 48 – Just another SaturdayFort Myers Yacht BasinJust an ordinary Saturday. Stan did a few little jobs around the boat and then went with our friend Greg to Lowe’s and Wal-Mart. It seems like we always make it to Wal-Mart on Saturday…the worse…

April 22 – Fort Myers, FL

Day 47 – Too Many BoatsFort Myers Yacht BasinWe left our beautiful anchorage and headed to Ft. Myers this morning. When you turn east on the Caloosahatichee River heading to Fr. Myers you are entering the Okeechobee Waterway and are at the end of the G…

April 21 – Manasota, FL

Day 46 – Life is WonderfulEnglewood Beach – AnchorageWe cruised through some beautiful areas today…beautiful water and homes, manatees and lots of dolphins. We saw manatees two or three times, but I couldn’t get a good picture. The people who have th…

April 20 – Longboat Key, FL

Day 45 – Gorgeous WaterMoore’s Stone Crab Restaurant (free dock)One of the necessities of cruising is having your holding tanks pumped out…I know, not very glamorous, but it has to be done. Today the pump out came to us…as I said before this is…

April 19 – St. Petersburg, FL

Day 44 – Site Seeing St. Petersburg Municipal MarinaFirst thing this morning we took the St. Petersburg Trolley around the downtown loop to get an idea of where things were. The driver pointed out places of interest, such as the Vinoy Hotel, The Sal…

April 18 – St. Petersburg, FL

Day 43 – New Day New CitySt. Petersburg Municipal MarinaWe left Caladesi Island and headed south to St. Petersburg this morning. It was another beautiful day on the water. This part of the Florida coast is town after town of boats, condos and homes o…

April 17 – Caladesi Island, FL

Day 42 – Beautiful Relaxing DayCaladesi State Park MarinaWe didn’t decide until we got up this morning if we were leaving or staying another day.  It is very close quarters in this marina…most of the slips are for smaller boat. The boats across …

April 16 – Caladesi Island, FL

Day 41 – Away from the Crowds Caladesi Island State Park MarinaWe reluctantly left Tarpon Springs this morning. We really enjoyed our time here and made a few new friends, but it was time to move on to somewhere new. We didn’t go far…it was only 16…

April 15 – Tarpon Springs, FL

Day 40 – Time To Move OnThe Landing at Tarpon SpringsThe marina we are officially staying at is across the river from where our boat is. They didn’t have room for us last weekend at the marina…so they put us at a private dock next to the Sp…