Right now Key West is home while we wait for weather to get to Mexico. This is a pretty crucial weather window that we need to get right, since in addition to the normal weather to deal with, we’ve got the Gulf Stream ripping right up in our face. If … Read More
Thanksgiving Cruising
We’ve seen so many dolphins through the years, but I don’t think they’ve ever been so plentiful as they are on the west coast of Florida. We see them every time we move the boat, in every anchorage, and even in the marinas. They never fail to come and join … Read More
Fort Myers Beach
It was only about 20 miles or so down to Fort Myers Beach. There is a mooring field there just on the inside of the island, and only a couple blocks walk across to the beach. Kind of a weird group that hangs out on those moorings, but it wasn’t … Read More
A Season of Prep
The final two weeks before shoving off is always crazy. The marina here was likely getting very tired of the Amazon delivery person, otherwise known as UPS. The boat is feeling better than ever. If we’d just kept right on cruising last year, we would have been just fine, but … Read More
Life Around Fort Myers
The morning after Halloween looks exactly the same now as it did forty years ago. Even the candy is largely the same. I mean, plain Hershey bars? Do they even make those things the rest of the year. Who buys those? Our kids crack us up, too. These buckets of … Read More
Florida Family Fun
Sanibel Island is just a few miles away. Always a fun spot for a few hours on the beach and some shell hunting. I love the look on this little girl’s face. The Sanibel Island Lighthouse, lighting the way since 1884. Hard for her to get her nose out of … Read More
Fort Myers
We left LaBelle bright and early, motored quickly past the sailboat that left well before us, and spent the rest of the morning on the water by ourselves. After another lock we were back at sea level and salt water again. As we cruised into Fort Myers a few boats … Read More
Crossing Florida
Indiantown Marina is at the end of a dead end road. Every evening the kids and I would grab the scooters and longboard and head half a mile up the road to this empty parking lot to just goof around on some smooth pavement. If you don’t think kids keep … Read More
