Out and About

Here we are. All alone in the world, so what do we do? Start cruising! Well not in the sense of a world cruise or even a Bahamas cruise. How about a cruise to Goodland. Goodland is a small town near Marco Island with a couple of bar/restaurants and supposedly a marina. Time will tell if we get there or not.

We left Legacy on Tuesday and travelled the 21.9 miles to Ft. Myers Beach where we stopped for fuel at Ballard Oil fuel dock. A wooden pier sticking out into the water with the cheapest fuel around. Like $2.79 a gallon cheap compared to $3.14 plus everywhere else. Normally I'm suspect of the cheapest places but this guy fuels the shrimp boats. As we pulled up a large yacht was just pulling out. He took on 3000 gallons of diesel! Ouch! By the time we got done fueling it was closing in on cocktail time so we decided to pick up a mooring ball and spend the night.

One of the largest boats coming in and out of the beach area is the Key West Express (http://www.seakeywestexpress.com/) . A large catamaran that runs daily to Key West. About a three and one half hour cruise. Freddy! Freddy! A boat of a different variety houses a pizza delivery service to boaters.  No pizza for us tonight!.

Wednesday morning we left the beach area and headed south. Winds from the east provided beam seas that covered Tourist with a coating of salt by the time we came back inside at Gordon's Pass near Naples. Continuing south through some shallow waters we came upon an anchorage that is one of the best we've found so far in the time we've spent in Florida waters. It has an endless beach. Turquoise waters. A no wake zone. Dolphins that play around the boat. And fantastic views. If I told you where it is I'd have to kill you!

Our travelling companions again are the Kasey's Choice crew. Donnie, Marilyn, and Chloe. Of course Chloe is our favorite. So much so that Pam wants to kidnap her! The picture says it all.