Day 170-172
Miles Traveled: 0
Total Miles Traveled: 2644
Wednesday we got a surprise visit from Mark & Jane on "Average Looper" and Tom & Jan on "Navigator". We had met them at the Fall AGLCA Rendezvous and had not run into them since. They were docked at Fort Myers Beach and drove over for a visit. We had a great time catching up with the four of them. That afternoon, the daughter of Henry, one of the men that helped Dan bring the boat to our home port after its purchase, stopped by to meet us and welcome us to Fort Myers. She and her husband live just 2 miles from the marina and have lived in the area for over 40 years. That evening we had dinner with "gold loopers" (meaning they have completed their great loop cruise) Craig & Barb on "Blue Heron". They are from the Cincinnati area and we had dinner with them on our stop there back in August.
Thursday was a shopping day. Fort Myers has a nice farmers market every Thursday morning. It is located just a little over one block from Legacy Harbour Marina. We loaded up with fresh fruits and vegetables. We then took our little red wagon and walked to the Publix store, also only a little over one block away, to get the rest of our groceries. Now, we just have to stop going out to eat and enjoy our recent purchases. That afternoon Mark & Becky aboard "Mara Beel" drove over from Bradenton for a visit. We all went over to Cape Coral and met up with John & Kathy on "Serenity" and Glenn & Brenda on "Young at Heart" (who now had officially "crossed their wake" - meaning they completed their looping journey and were back were they first started). That evening we went to dinner with them and three other couples who were all "gold loopers".
Friday morning was about chores and repairs. The fresh water pump, which Dan replaced while we were in Pittsburgh back in June, was acting up again. He was able to get it working again. He also fixed one of the cabinet door latches. Angie did the laundry. For lunch we enjoyed some of the fresh strawberries we had bought at the farmers market the day prior. They were delicious. That afternoon we saw a couple walking down the dock that we recognized from the fall AGLCA rendezvous - Sharon & Bill aboard "Cport III". They have a home in Cape Coral and had come over to the marina to see if there were any "Loopers" that they knew. We visited with them for quite awhile. And, again, we went out to dinner with friends. This time it was with Marty & Anita whom we met in Pittsburgh on our "shake down" cruise. They are spending the winter in Cape Coral. We walked to downtown and ate at the Ford Garage - great burger place with neat decor. The bathroom sinks were made out of a tire and the faucet was an old gas pump.
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| Marty and Anita |
After dinner we walked further downtown. Fort Myers was having their annual Celtic Festival and a band was playing Celtic music. There were people dressed in kilts, including one of the band members.
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| Celtic Band |
It was a great three days reuniting with friends, those we had just traveled with and those we hadn't seen in a while, and meeting some new ones.
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