Off the Mooring Ball, Headed SOUTH!!

We finally had some warm beach weather in Ft. Myers, and got to scamper about in the sand just before we left. We also got to visit with William and POJ's daughter Kathryn, her husband Jim, and their little guys James and Max (the Admiral got a little granny fix).

While we were in Ft. Myers, we of course encountered lots of other boats and lots of other dinghies. One boat was particularly interesting, having been obviously constructed of two boats (complete with a wooden outhouse door with a half-moon). It was named "Freddy Freddy," and we guessed that may have been the wife's response when the Captain showed her his plans. One dinghy in particular caught our interest, because when passengers were aboard, all you could see were passengers with an outboard sticking out the driver's rear. It was hard (make that impossible) not to laugh out loud, especially the time they had FOUR people in it!!

We passed the Matanzas Inn on our way out, where we'd spent many Happy Hours on the top deck overlooking the harbor and using our 2-fer coupons (much to the dismay of our waiter Anthony). It was VERY foggy the morning we left (see Optimystique squinting under the bridge).