Serendipity unplugged

Ah, the water, the sky, the birds, the waves.....it's good to be moving again. We traveled straight through from Bradenton to Ft. Myers Beach, covering the distance in about 21 hours. We left Twin Dolphin around 11:00 a.m. Saturday and arrived in the mooring field about 8:00 a.m. Sunday. It was an uneventful trip, with very little boat traffic on the water and good weather for travel. At least that's what the Captain said; the Admiral took a Bonine at noon (just in case), and she was blissfully asleep during his watch, her watch, their watch, and sometimes in between. She managed about 2 hours' watch between 3:00 and 5:00 a.m., but that's it. Highly recommended way to crew!

We were met in the mooring field by William and Judy in their dinghy, and they spared us the agony of defeat and the possibility of losing our boat hook (and the Captain's patience) by handing us the pennant for the mooring ball......best hookup we've ever made! It's great to be back in Ft. Myers, and after a brief nap (for the Captain; for some reason the Admiral is very well rested) it will be time to explore. And call friends here. And enjoy the great appetizers and happy hours we've come to know and love. On our first visit here we planned to stay a day or two and spent more than a week. Since then we've been known to spend more than two weeks......we'll just have to see how the weather cooperates and how much we can get into.

Special thanks to Melinda for the navigational aid before we left.