Fort Myers to Marco....NOT

We had such a great time at Legacy Marina the past few days!  We met so many friendly, fun and interesting people.  As our time cruising is short and we want to see and explore new areas, we say goodbye to Ft. Myers and head south.

Thank you Kathy and Keith for an awesome steak dinner on Pandora!

Flexibility is the key when boating.  We planned to leave Ft Myers on Monday, but of course with any boating repair, there is a hiccup.  The carpet we ordered was the correct Silverton model pattern, but from an incorrect year. UGH!!  So we must wait until Tuesday when the  local canvas/carpet  guy can repair the mistake...for a price of course.

What???

Before noon on Tuesday, we leave  Legacy Marina  and head to  Marco Island. The skies are cloudy today.

Goodbye Legacy Marina

On our travels, we see crab fisherman picking up their pots,  Running into a crab pot can  ruin your trip as the lines will tangle into your props. They are everywhere so we watch for the crab pots at all times,

Crabber

The wind picks up and rain starts to fall as we leave the Caloosahatchee River and enter the San Carlos Bay.  The 35 or so miles to Marco Island, via the Gulf, will have to wait for another day.  We  bail; the sea swells are just too much. The dogs were on edge but this time Buster lived up to his Salty Dog collar, thankfully!

Our path today

We turn into  Fort Myers Beach Harbor and return to Pink Shell Marina.  We love the facilities at this marina, although the wake and the slap of water on the hull can be annoying at times.

Pink Shell Marina and Resort

All recovered and just chilling now.

Can't catch fish just sitting there Captain!

Although the trip to Marco Island is delayed, we realize that the important thing is to enjoy the journey and have fun.  Today on the Gulf would not have been either.  You need to wait for the day and then enjoy the ride.  Hopefully tomorrow....????

I am ending this post with a special shout out to my son Evan.   Thanks for giving this Blog a needed face lift!!!