Today was a day to rest and
relax, and that's pretty much what we did. We woke up this morning to a
light rain shower that apparently was the only precipitation shown on radar for
the entire US. The sound of rain on the roof justified the excuse for
sleeping late this morning. The rain quit at sunup so we got going making
coffee and eating a light breakfast. I got the fishing gear out and
caught a couple of hand-sized fish with yellow fins. Didn't have any idea
what kind of fish they were so they went back into the water. We pulled
up anchor and idled back out to the GIWW to head south to an anchorage off
Sanibel Island. On the way we were passed by Golden and chatted on CH-71 with them for a while and picked their
brains for information on the area we were headed to. This area of
Florida has been their home for several
years so they had some good advice. Meg made reservations at a marina in
Ft. Myers for Monday and Tuesday night and found a hair salon to get her hair
cut. Our first choice for anchoring was near the Sanibel Island Wildlife
Refuge. We dropped the hook about .1 miles from the shore at 11:30 this
morning and made lunch. After eating, we just stayed on the fly bridge
and took a nap until the sun got lower in the sky. The plan was to do
some fishing in the bay, but the wind fetched across the open water and making
for some uncomfortable motion on Viridian. So we pulled up
and cruised across the GIWW to the southern shore of St. James on Pine
Island. The wind was lighter here and wakes from the boats traveling the
waterway was not as bad. We took Jazzy to a waterfront
restaurant in St. James and ordered their Sunday special, Sweet Tea Fried
Chicken. Afterward, we motored Jazzy
through the canals that extend forever into the Island, with houses packed
tightly together. Everything from mansion to trailer was along the canals.
The sun set as we headed back to Viridian for the night to
catch another episode or two of Gotham
while the generator charges Viridian's batteries Here are some views of today's passage.
That's the news and here's the views:
We are
here
Today's Passage from Punta Blanca to Pine Island, FL
Bird's Eye View
Caught two of these fish but have no idea what kind they were
Heading South early morning
After lunch nap time at first anchorage
Relaxing at second anchorage
Heading ashore for Sunday Fried Chicken
Jazzy docked at Waterfront Restaurant
A local IPA brew
View from Waterfront Restaurant
Sweet Tea Fried Chicken, Sunday special at Waterfront Restaurant in St. James, FL
These trees don't grow in Alabama
Viridian at anchor off Pine Island,FL
Cruising the canals in St. James on Pine Island, FL
Sunset in Florida
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