SATURDAY – After hauling SeaDream’s dock lines about 7:30 AM,
we continued on the Caloosahatchee River toward Fort Myers. The morning was
beautiful with cool, light north winds and a sky floating puffy white clouds, glowing
with sunshine. From that point on
nothing went as expected….. it was much better!
Despite being a Saturday, few boaters were on the water,
evidently because of the chilly breeze and…. the charts, though accurate, had
lied. The many channels weren’t nearly as confusing as the cluttered chart had
threatened. Even passage through the much-hated “miserable mile” was easy with
the sparse water traffic.
Finally leaving the river, we turned north up the WICW (West
Intracoastal waterway), passing between the Gulf and many barrier islands like
Sanibel and Captiva. The water is that familiar light aqua color, partially
hiding the many sand bars.
About 3:45 PM the hook was set in a very secure anchorage
near Englewood. We decided not to go ashore tonight; the anchorage is very
peaceful. Tomorrow we tie up in Saint Pete!!
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| SeaDream's lifesaver on aft deck. |
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| Anchorage in Englewood, Florida. |
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