This past weekend, Blue Turtle and crew + Corey's cousin, Nicole, headed to New Pass to anchor for the weekend. Also accompanying us on our cruise was Ned and Beth aboard their boat, All Bright at Sea. Ned and Beth had never anchored there and wanted to tag along to check it out. Needless to say I … [Read more...] about Weekend at New Pass with All Bright at Sea
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Cold front at Cayo Costa
Last weekend, Randy, Corey and I headed to Cayo Costa for the weekend. We were expecting a cold front which makes for great surfable waves on the gulf coast. It did rain a full day with 25-35 mph winds, but the rest of the weekend was absolutely beautiful—low humidity and upper 70's to lower 80's … [Read more...] about Cold front at Cayo Costa
Ding Darling anchorage
This past weekend we had yet another opportunity to get off the dock. It would be a short trip, so we decided to stay close to Fort Myers Beach. We left Friday evening at around 5pm and headed for an anchorage off Sanibel Island outside Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge. A couple of times, we've … [Read more...] about Ding Darling anchorage
A weekend trip to Merwin Key
With Christmas around the corner, Randy and I decided to get away from the marina for a quick weekend trip. This was also a great opportunity to test out our new windlass system that we had installed a couple weeks ago. We headed out Saturday morning, December 22nd, and planned to come home the … [Read more...] about A weekend trip to Merwin Key
Kayaking Estero Bay
Since Blue Turtle is still on the hard, Randy, Corey and I got to launch our kayaks out of Week's Fish Camp again. This time, we had some very windy weather so we couldn't cross the bay to Lover's Key, so we decided to paddle south and stay along the mangroves for protection. I was lucky enough to … [Read more...] about Kayaking Estero Bay
Paddle time: Weeks Fish Camp to Lover’s Key
With our trawler on the hard, Randy and I are staying at his father's house in the Estero/Bonita Springs area. This means that we are close to the Weeks Fish Camp launch near the Hyatt Coconut Point. This has always been one of our favorite spots to launch our kayaks because it takes us into Estero … [Read more...] about Paddle time: Weeks Fish Camp to Lover’s Key
Kayaking at Lover’s Key
Since we purchased our trawler back in May, Randy and I haven't been able to get out and do much kayaking. We did have our kayaks with us for Labor Day weekend, but it was mostly for the kids to use. Actually our last kayak outing was early May when we launched out of Weeks Fishcamp in Bonita … [Read more...] about Kayaking at Lover’s Key
A weekend in pictures – August 19
Not a whole lot happened the last week or so, but I did shoot a few photos and thought I'd share: … [Read more...] about A weekend in pictures – August 19
