Feb 12- We left Edison Ford Marina at 9:30 am as we had to wait for the dockmaster to get in so we could settle up. We have a nice day for our trip to Naples today, calm waters and low wind. We were enjoying our trip until a Sea Ray about 50 feet came up beside us and put up such a wake that the sofa in the main salon shifted and my table between two chairs went upside down along with my lamp. The top from my lighthouse in the forward cabin fell off and broken into a million pieces and all the books on the table up on the bridge flew off the table. I just had to say something to this fine individual about his passing abilities and all he said was he called us, we didn't respond and back off our speed so he had to speed up to pass us. I have something to say to all you Sea Ray people out there, you must know the kind of wake you put out, it only takes a few minutes out of your busy schedules to slow down and be courteous to other boaters and not cause unnecessary damage to someone else's boat. We got to Naples at about 4 pm and got into our slips fairly well because we had no wind this time. We made it an early night as we had been up so early.
Feb 13- The sun is shining brightly but the air is still cool today. Charlie is moving over to another slip this afternoon and after he does we are going for a dingy ride. There is a car and art show downtown today. We took the dingy down the river and then back into some of the canals. There is some serious coin here when you see these homes and the yachts parked at their docks. When we got back Bonnie and I went for a bike ride to the local grocery store to pick up a few things for dinner tonight. We were invited aboard Sonata tonight for dinner and then we played Sequence for awhile. The girls won again!
Feb 14- We are up early as we are not sure we have the slip for another day or not. We were just having breakfast when the dockmaster called us to say we were able to stay another day. Today is a special day as it is my grandson Hunters 15th birthday. Best Wishes for a great day Hunter, we love and miss you so much. I hope you have a wonderful day. We were contacted by friends Trevor and Diane who are from Hindson's Marina in Penetang saying they are down here in Cape Coral and they are coming over to visit us. They arrived (all eight of them) at about 2 pm and we welcomed them aboard and sat talking up on the bridge for some time. Trevor offered to drive Dave over to West Mar
ine to pick up a new VHF antennae as our decided to just fall off into the water taking our new MTOA flag with it.The rest of us stayed and chatted about our trip and we watched the rental boats trying to get to the gas dock in the wind. When Dave and Trevor returned the group decided it was time to leave so we walked them to the parking lot and said our goodbyes. They are wonderful people and we were very touched that they would want to visit us here. Thank you guys very much you made our day! We again were invited to dinner aboard Sonata and as usual Bonnie out did herself.
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| Leaving Edison Ford Marina |
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| A place to stop for a sandwich |
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| Heading down the ICW |
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| Passing Fort Myers Beach |
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| Heading to Naples |
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| The beginning of the opulence |
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| Entrance to Naples (our greeting party) |
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| A couple of the tour boats on their way out |
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| A lot of very large homes |
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| The speed limit is 30 mph for any size of boat (crazy) |
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| View from our bridge |
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| Naples Municipal Marina |
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| Fisherman cleaning his catch - pelicans quite interested |
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| This little boat is for sale |
Feb 13- The sun is shining brightly but the air is still cool today. Charlie is moving over to another slip this afternoon and after he does we are going for a dingy ride. There is a car and art show downtown today. We took the dingy down the river and then back into some of the canals. There is some serious coin here when you see these homes and the yachts parked at their docks. When we got back Bonnie and I went for a bike ride to the local grocery store to pick up a few things for dinner tonight. We were invited aboard Sonata tonight for dinner and then we played Sequence for awhile. The girls won again!
Feb 14- We are up early as we are not sure we have the slip for another day or not. We were just having breakfast when the dockmaster called us to say we were able to stay another day. Today is a special day as it is my grandson Hunters 15th birthday. Best Wishes for a great day Hunter, we love and miss you so much. I hope you have a wonderful day. We were contacted by friends Trevor and Diane who are from Hindson's Marina in Penetang saying they are down here in Cape Coral and they are coming over to visit us. They arrived (all eight of them) at about 2 pm and we welcomed them aboard and sat talking up on the bridge for some time. Trevor offered to drive Dave over to West Mar
ine to pick up a new VHF antennae as our decided to just fall off into the water taking our new MTOA flag with it.The rest of us stayed and chatted about our trip and we watched the rental boats trying to get to the gas dock in the wind. When Dave and Trevor returned the group decided it was time to leave so we walked them to the parking lot and said our goodbyes. They are wonderful people and we were very touched that they would want to visit us here. Thank you guys very much you made our day! We again were invited to dinner aboard Sonata and as usual Bonnie out did herself.
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| Friends from our marina in Penetang came to visit |
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| Trevor and Dave back from West Marine |
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| Our great friends from Canada - thanks guys it was great to see you ! |
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| Manana in Naples Marina |
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