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Ft. Myers - Palm Trees & Blue Skies |
We have spent a full week in Ft. Myers FL at The Marina at
Edison Estate. Ft. Myers is a very pedestrian-friendly
town filled with music, art & LOTS of history. This is also the spot where we met our
friends Randy & Missy aboard Catch & Release AND had a surprise visit
with Gene & Nan from our North Captiva Island lunch at Barnacles! SMALL WORLD!
Ft. Myers is a town best described from a first-hand
experience. The first few days were
super windy, a little cloudy and busy with boat chores (laundry, grocery, small
maintenance, etc.). Randy & Missy (along with Zeke) came in late one afternoon and it was so good to see them…except Missy had a
terrible sinus infection. We greeted
them with open arms, an appointment to the walk-in clinic & an Uber ride. It’s terrible to feel bad on the water!! She is MUCH better.
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Zeke & Uncle Charlie headed to Publix |
We spent several days walking, touring and visiting all over
down town. The wind calmed by mid week
& dock visiting was much more enjoyable.
We met several cruisers with plans to head north and explore the river
system (our home territory) so it was nice to share local knowledge – and calm
a few fears of “river legend”.
Thursday brought a very nice surprise…we received an email
from Nan! We shared a table at Barnacle’s
with Nan & Gene a week earlier and discussed our experience of anchoring at
Cayo Costa State Park. We exchanged boat
cards and went our separate ways.
Imagine our surprise to hear from them with an invitation to the Edison
Winter Estate to see a premier of Mullet & Mangroves. They live & play in Ft. Myers and as it
turns out we walked right past their home on our way to Publix!!
Mullet & Mangroves by Ilene Safron is a top notch
documentary of Cayo Costa Island history!
It was a wonderful film and I can’t wait for it to be available to the
public! We enjoyed the beautiful evening
in such a pristine setting…and once again, felt so blessed to be the guests of
Gene & Nan! Proving over and over the
boating community truly is family!
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Trees everywhere! |
So, if you are looking for a variety of things to do on foot…the
Ft. Myers riverfront is that place!! We typically
don’t like to stay docked for long periods of time – but this morning (Sunday 3/25/2018)
we both commented how quickly the week flew by!
But now it is time for us to move on…and say good-bye to
Randy & Missy!! They will continue
on to the Bahamas and we are…turning NORTH!!
Yep, we have decided to start making the slow journey home. Maybe we will finally see leaves on the trees
when we get home – in a couple months!
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Sunset Ft. Myers (3(24/2018) |
God Bless – as we begin the holiest of weeks.
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