When we left Naples we motorsailed from Naples to Punto Blanco Island (Cayo Costa State Park 52 NM). These folks were motoring a bit faster than us....
When we dropped the hook behind Point Blanco, this Gulfstar trawler was there. What a name....
We went for a walk on the Island and were greeted by this sign...We spent the night, then sailed the short distance to Boca Grande for the night.
The next morning our sailing friends Bev and Bob showed up for a couple days of sailing.
Here's Bob driving at 14 knots....
That night, I burned some chicken and we had a great meal aboard (Cathie did most of the cooking)...
The next morning we woke up to a great day of forecasted light Easterlies and had a super sail with the Code 0 Furling spinnaker up Charlotte Harbor. A bit different from the previous days sailing.
We went through the lock and arrived at All American Covered Boat Storage about 4:30. Good thing there was someone working on their boat at the dock as we would not have been able to get our truck and head to Bob and Bev's place for the night.The next morning we got to the boatyard about 9 AM and had the boat loaded and ready to go by 3 PM. We spent another night with Bob and Bev, then headed north about 11 AM, driving as far as Forsyth, GA.
The next day we drove the rest of the way home (1100 miles in 16.5 hours thanks to the Duramax) getting home about 11:30 PM.
We saw two major traffic jams on the way, but fortunately, they were southbound....
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it's a sad week.......going around Richmond, VA right now.........going to cold water!!!
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