Gin !

We enjoyed our shore leave with my parents in North Port although it took a couple of nights to get used to sleeping in a bed that wasn’t rocking back and forth.
When we returned to the boat we had a nice walk and dinner in Boca Grande with Steve and Dina Wirt, friends from back home who are staying on Siesta Key.

The next two days were spent at Burnt Store Marina in Punta Gorda. When we arrived at the dock at Burnt Store we were surprised to be greeted by our neighbors from back home, Paul and Helen Drzyzga. They were having lunch at the marina restaurant as we pulled in. We enjoyed their company for cocktails in the cockpit that evening.

After leaving Burnt Store we motored to a favorite anchorage from previous trips. The site is located between Useppa Island and Cabbage Key just behind Coya Costa Island. Sue and I had one of our best evenings of the trip playing gin on the deck and watching the sunset.

The next day we reluctantly left our anchorage and headed off to Ft. Myers Beach on Estero Island. The first night at Ft. Myers Beach we tied up to a mooring ball in mooring field just East of the ever popular beach area.