Naples, FL

Left Gasparilla Island and cruised down Charlotte Harbor and San Carlos Bay back into the Gulf. We went past Cabbage Key where all good Parrotheads know is where Jimmy Buffett got the inspiration to write "Cheesburge in Paradise" (no, it wasn't in Key West!). After a one-night layover in Ft Myers Beach, we continued down to Naples to pick up John's mother.
Photo: the sleepy little town of Naples

Spent two very nice days in Naples with the boat at Naples City Dock. John's brother Ham and his wife Judy and son Adam arrived for a spring break vacation on Saturday and we all went to dinner.

Photo: John, Pam Judy, Mom & Ham (Adam took the photo)

Left Naples early Sunday morning for the trip back offshore towards Ft Myers. A low pressure area stalled over the region so the gulf was a sloppy mess. We had 4-6 foot seas first from astern, then abeam and then on the bow. We were all glad to cross under the Sanibel bridge into the protected waters of San Carlos Bay. From there is was up the Caloosahatchee River dto Ft Myers.

Photo: nomination for "Shack of the Week" (Naples, FL)

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