Day #136 - Naples, FL
December 14th, 2008Left our long stay in Ft. Myers at 8:00 this morning. Said good-bye to Bob and Deb again. I think they feel it is a little anti climatic as we have said good-bye a couple of other times and then, to our surprise, ended up meeting up with them again.
Traveling to Naples was a pleasant ride with calm waters and warm air. First cloudy day that we have traveled in awhile, but by the time we arrived at the marina the sun was shining. 78 degrees today so hard to complain. Had several encounters with dolphins along the way which makes for an amusing ride. Several large ones ran with the boat and at one point, at the end of our wake, about a dozen were playing in the surf. A bait boat brought up conversation as other ways to make a living when the trip is over.
The ride up Gordon Pass from the Gulf of Mexico was about five miles and lined with beautiful homes and large boats. Lots of boat traffic and the channel is really narrow and winding.
Arrived at the Naples City Dock, checked in and walked into town. Quite a hike but it felt good to stretch our legs and we wandered in and out of stores.
Back to the boat, made dinner and are headed for an early bedtime. Tomorrow we will attempt to make the run all of the way to Marathon, in the Keys, and it is about 120 miles away. Long day and we will need to start early. Can’t believe we are almost to the Keys.
