Ft. Myers was fun.....and we're outta here

We said goodbye to new best friends John and Elizabeth (s/v Dunteri) with a sundowner at Matanzas Pass on Sunday evening, waved goodbye to William and Judy Tuesday morning as they headed north, and waved hello to not-so-new best friends Bill and Charlotte on Wednesday morning as they arrived on Omega. We spent Wednesday afternoon and evening doing a modified pub crawl with Bill and Charlotte, using the last of the freebie and two-fer coupons we collected around town and at the Taste of the Beach festival Sunday afternoon. Since the Captain is known for his.....frugality, Bill and Charlotte cheerfully display the Wicked Wings coupon after a walk on the beach. The evening was complete after we got to hear Steve and Laurie (Laurie Star Duo) at Nemos. They're long-time favorites, and we always look for them in Ft. Myers. The gentleman at the bar is obviously pondering life's mysteries while enjoying the music.

We'll miss Ft. Myers, but are excited about spending the next few days anchoring out, walking on beaches, cleaning the dinghy and boat bottoms, enjoying sunsets, collecting shells, cooking on the grill, and not being near any commercial establishments. Hard as it may be to believe after reading our blogs from the Keys and Ft. Myers (our liver transplant phase), our pleasure in cruising is doing just those things, and it will be nice to begin again. We're headed north to Bradenton, where we'll be joined by our daughter and son-in-law and two grandbabies for a visit. There will definitely be some grandbaby photos soon!