Southwest Florida is very nice and there are many places on the water to visit. We stayed in Sarasota 4 nights at Marina Jacks and it was great. The marina was fantastic and we were within walking distance of the town with many shops and restaurants. We went to the Ringling Museum which is truly amazing. This is a great time of year to visit these kind of places because nobody is here.
We left Sarasota on Wednesday and went to the private dock of Bob and Patti in Englewoood, FL. on Knight Island which is only accessible by ferry. They were on a getaway with their yacht club but they let us stay at their house for a relaxing evening. If you remember, Bob and Patti are the couple that stayed with us for 11 days, crossed the Gulf in less than desirable conditions and they still let us use their house. We arrived into their dock pretty easily at high tide but we probably left a little early the next day because we had a more difficult time leaving, but all is good. We only had to go 17 miles to Cabbage Key so we took our time and arrived early in the afternoon.
Cabbage Key is a very small island with a few cottages, a small marina and a bar/restaurant. Supposedly this bar inspired the song "Cheeseburger in Paradise". There are dollar bills all over the walls. We put up a dollar bill with our boat name. We left Cabbage Key today around 9:30 and headed for Sanibel Marina on the Southern end of Sanibel Island. This puts us very close to the Causeway which goes from Fort Myers to Sanibel and is very nice.
A friend of mine from Columbus, OH has a home in Fort Myers and some of the guys go there each year in December. This just happened to be the week they visited and they came over to Sanibel today and we had a great time visiting and going to the beach.
We are moving to our December home tomorrow in North Fort Myers and will be there until January when we move to Marathon. Ginny and I are not going home for Christmas which is sad but my sister and our daughter will be visiting us for a long weekend starting on the 15th. My cousin lives near Fort Myers and we have friends from our marina back home that are also here so we should be able to keep busy. I will post every few days but we will not be traveling on the boat.
Ringling Museum
Human Cannonball
Part of the miniatures
An entire circus in miniature that took over 15 years to complete
I can't tell you how amazing this is
Banyan trees
Maybe I have another career after the Loop.
A colorful place near Englewood, FL on the Intracoastal
Brown Eyed Girl at Bob and Patti's Dock
Low Tide
Getting higher
Probably should have waited a little longer - but patience is not my strong suit.
Swing bridge to Boca Grande
Cabbage Key Inn
Every wall and the ceiling is covered with money
Here is our contribution
An original wooden water tower on Cabbage Key
The marina at low tide
Leaving Cabbage Key
Coming into Sanibel Marina
Bob, John, Steve and Mike treated us to lunch - Thank You!
Great hamburgers and onion rings that I am still enjoying if you know what I mean.
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