Of course with good weather come the fair weather boaters. Deckboats cruising through the anchorage nearly running into the anchored boats because the driver is looking back at his passengers and not at what's in front of him. Sportfishermen of all sizes rushing to get out to catch that elusive fish. Often times it looks like a Nascar race with boats four wide trying to squeeze through the narrow channel. Patience is often a forgotten virtue with these guys. Mix in a few kayaks, jet skies, and the week-end sailors and you've got a giant cluster ----. A good time to be sitting still just watching.
By late afternoon the anchorage starts to attract a few boaters looking for a place to spend the night. Needless to say with all the room in Glover Bight a couple sail boats had to drop their anchors right behind us.
By nightfall what breeze we had died down and the water was flat calm making for a restfull night.
Saturday dawned and by 8a.m. the parade had started again and this time they started coming into our space and anchoring. I thought the sail boats were close until a couple of Sea Rays settled in right over our anchor! I wasn't too concerned figuring they were only there for the day. Wrong!
After lunch we took a ride in the dinghy around the corner towards Cape Harbour Marina passing through the little lock that separates the salt and fresh water canals.
We explored the Cape Harbour area and just a few of the many canals.
That evening we had a visit from Rick & Deb (M/V Broulee) who drove down to make sure we didn't have to drink alone on a Saturday night. Mission accomplished! We managed to suspend all drinking just in time for them to get back to shore and find their car.
By nightfall the anchorage was getting full. The surprising thing was that with the exception of us and a boat from Chicago all the boats were from Cape Coral, just around the corner. One thing that confuses me every time we anchor is the use of those solar powered landscape lights as anchor lights. Really. Don't these boats have enough battery capacity to power one white bulb for 12 hours?
Sunday dawned bright and sunny once again. Another day in paradise. Of course since it's Sunday it's Bloody Mary time!
Cheers!
We chilled for most of the morning before heading back to Legacy in the early afternoon. We had to get in in time to rest up for the evening. No, not the football games. We, along with Rick & Sarah of M/V Private Affair were invited to a Chinese New Year celebration by the owner of Ichiban, a Chinese restaurant that we frequent.
The festivities didn't start until 10 p.m. so I almost needed two naps to make it through the night. Ming and his family put out a huge variety of Sushi and Chinese food along with an open bar for all of the guests. As usual it was all very good. Unfortunately I'm not sure what exactly we ate since it wasn't labeled. The highlight of the night however wasn't the food. It was Karaoke done in Chinese. I wanted to sing but I just couldn't read the lyrics at the bottom of the screen. What a hoot! We managed to stay until 1 a.m. before we left. The party was still going strong, just without us. Happy New Year!
Monday morning in the marina it's work as usual for the boaters. Cleaning, waxing, installing.
Of course all work is suspended once it's time for Docktails!
This may be the last blog for awhile. This is the week we get the prices for Tourist's makeover. I fear a heart failure coming on! Bring on the Rum!
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