The wakes from the pleasure crafts were quite severe, so we were pretty much a slow boat in a fast pond.
We made it to Cayo Costa early enough in the day to still take the dinghies out.
The food and drink were great and fun.
Wally, Darcy, Jack and Patty to their dinghies to Cabbage Cay for lunch while Rob and I took our dingy to shore and walked the Cayo Costa beach.
The six of us were determined to take our dinghies through the Tunnel of Love that we all had heard so much about. We had a great adventure with the women folk hauling the men folk through shallow water. Once reaching the end, Darcy, Patty and I left the men behind and bushwhacked our way to the Gulf Coast.
Heave Ho! The women are captain of this ship
Forging our way through the pucker brush
We made it to the Gulf Coast and here is proof
...and here are the boats
Summertime, Nearly Perfect and Linda Jean
Linda Jean
Linda Jean, Nearly Perfect and Summertime
A Christmas decorated boat doubles as a NYE party boat
Tricia and Darcy's smiles tell the fun we had that weekend
Day is Done
The three of us had hurried to the bow of the boat in hopes of hearing the sundown bagpipes
Sunrise on January 1, 2018
A rainbow ushers in the new year, predicting a good year is to come
There isn't a whole lot to do while boat trapped on anchor for 3 days drinking coffee and disposing of the filters is about all there is to do.
We intended to head north to Dunedin and St. Pete but the weather turned cold and the winds were predicted to be bad, so we headed back to Ft. Meyers.
Sixty schools in the Fort Myers area decorated trees in red, white and blue at the Edison Ford Estate. This tree is made of painted soda/water bottles.
His owner describes this as the turkey pose
Glamour Girl, you too can own this purse
As far as a captain definition goes. Rob and I work great together to bring the boat to dock. I have been yelled at by dockhands, who think that is okay to do. I am a novice at boating having only been at it for three years and yelling at me never helps. The last time I was yelled at, I yelled back and that seemed to get docking back on task. I am the one doing the lines and I want to work that out with the dock hand I don't want my role overlooked to defer to the "captain".
Finally, words of wisdom
Tricia
