FORT MYERS - WIND AND WAVES

Saturday, January 24th to Thursday, January 29th, 2015

Day 173-178
Miles Traveled: 0
Total Miles Traveled: 2644


     Early Saturday morning the wind increased and the Caloosahatchee River had two to three foot waves.  "Seahorse" was rocking in her sleep all through the night.  This, however, did not make for a very restful night for us.  The wind and waves continued throughout the rest of the day.  The waves were crashing over the dock and anyone walking by was wearing foul weather gear.  We choose not to venture out and stayed on the boat all day watching movies.  We even popped some popcorn.   

wind and waves

  Sunday was a much calmer day on the river with a lot less wind.  The front had brought in cooler air, but, it was still pleasant to be outside.  We took two walks this day.  

  Monday the wind and waves returned.  This time the waves were even higher.  It was another day to stay aboard and watch the waves crash over the breakwall (which is just a floating concrete dock). 

  Tuesday evening we gathered with other "Loopers" for a pot luck dinner.  We again were reunited with John & Kathy of "Serenity" and Glenn & Brenda of "Young at Heart".  There were about 20-30 couples who attended, some we knew and some we did not.  It was a great time with great friends and great food.    

  Wednesday was another beautiful day.  We continued to enjoy walking along the river and the downtown area.  That evening we went to dinner at Rum Runners in Cape Coral with Jim and Vicki.  They are a couple that have a boat at our home port, Holiday Point Marina, and have a winter home in Fort Myers.  We didn't know them very well, but enjoyed getting to know them better over dinner.

  Thursday is the day for the Farmers Market.  We couldn't wait to go and get some more fresh strawberries and other fresh fruits and vegetables.  While Angie was doing the weekly laundry task, Dan was replacing the fresh water pump.  Last week he thought he was able to fix it, but, after one day, it failed again.  A new one was ordered from West Marine.  They were kind enough to deliver to the marina.  Hopefully, this new pump will last longer than the last one.  That evening we went to another pot luck dinner.  The boaters at the marina have one every Thursday evening.

  This past week has been a mix of just relaxing and doing nothing and getting together with other boaters for dinner.  We are enjoying the "down time" and not being quite so busy.  Although, it doesn't make for very interesting blog posts.  We are planning to stay at Legacy Harbour Marina for the month of February and just take it easy and enjoy the sunshine and palm trees.