BAHIA HONDA TO FT. MYERS BEACH

May 18-19 - Got an early start so we could make it to Marco in one day (124 miles).  The weather was gorgeous and the seas perfectly calm until mid-afternoon.  It's always a thrill to cruise through Moser Channel under the 7-mile bridge!

Cruising across Florida Bay on autopilot, Charlotte's at the helm while knitting on the afghan she is making for Grandson Ross and Starr's wedding gift.  She still has a long way to go, so obviously it won't be finished before their wedding on June 5th.  Hopefully it will be done before it gets cold enough to use it.

We arrived at Marco and anchored across from the Snook Inn.  Decided not to go ashore after 12 hours of cruising, but enjoyed listening to the music coming from the restaurant as we relaxed on our aft deck.

May 19 - Another beautiful day of cruising on the Gulf.  After refueling at Ballard Oil at Ft. Myers Beach, we picked up a mooring ball right in front of our good friends, Jay and Nancy Watlington aboard Serendipity.  It was great to see them again.  They had actually stayed there an extra day awaiting our arrival.

Jay and Nancy came to pick us up in the tender and off we went to shore to begin an afternoon and evening of eating, beach walking and pub crawling.