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We left the yacht club and went over to the Naples City Dock to get some gasoline for the dingy and water for the boat. We then started south on the river as if to go out into the gulf. On this part of the river you see one estate after the other – all lovely and very large. A cold front came through the area over night and there are small craft advisories out for the Gulf in this area. So, instead of turning in the river to head out, we chose to cruise the inland waterway from Naples to Marco Island. It is hard to imagine how with one turn, you leave a cosmopolitan area and enter into virtual wilderness. We cruised slowly along the inland passage because much of it was shallow. I don’t think there is enough published information about this passage. It would probably have been better to wait for high tide. We first kicked up mud when we entered the passage navigating to the west of the “G” marker. Just to the south of Red 40 there are a number of docks on the west side with for “for sale” signs posted on them. You can see the tall buildings on Marco Island after making this bend. We turned southwest at marker green 34 and traveled through this inlet until we could see Hurricane Pass. We then turned around and headed back toward a little bump out on the west island and tried to get behind it to anchor outside of the middle of the waterway. Unfortunately, we found the area that was less than 3 feet deep and ended up calling Tow Boat US to help us off of the shoal. In all the years that we have been members of Tow Boat US, this is the first time we have had to call for their services. We called around 12:15 p.m. and the gentleman was here around 12:40. He pulled us off of the shoal with no problem and told Rick that the anchorage was up the waterway just beyond the no wake signs where we had turned around. He pulled us up there and told Rick where to drop the anchor. Many thanks to our tow boat rescuer. We are in a beautiful spot between the northern tips of two islands with plenty of white sand beaches to explore. As I sit in the pilot house writing this, I am watching several bottle noise dolphin searching for food. We hope to stay here for a couple of nights.
- Little Marco Island Sunset
We got through the night well enough. Rick says it is too quiet to sleep! But, we managed. This morning, after breakfast, we sat on the top deck reading and enjoying our surroundings. I told Rick I was going to title this part of the website as Paddles and Pelicans because when we looked out on the water, both were present. As Rick was getting the dingy ready for today’s exploring, a manatee came right up to the swim platform and stayed for several minutes. We’ve also noted lots of birds, but I’m afraid I do not have the knowledge to identify them. We took the dingy to the island on the west. Signs on the island said it was the Key Island Rookery – part of a research area.
We took the marked path across to the gulf side where there were many small, strong waves crashing. Sanibel Island is known for its shells, but I believe this little island has it beat. We followed our new tradition of picking up one shell from the beach to add to our tropical flower arrangement. At one point this morning I counted about 20 boats including kayaks, canoes and power boats all here either enjoying fishing or beaching or shelling – or like us, just enjoying life. Saturday found more boats on the island along the sugar sand white beach. Many of these boaters had children with them – all enjoying the beach in their own way. A few brought tents and set up for an overnight adventure on the southern tip of the island. Saturday evening, we received a surprise phone call from Ken Sosville who was with many of our BYC Power Fleet friends. They had just finished watching the annual “Lighted Boat Christmas Parade”. It was great to hear from them. Sunday, we awoke to overcast skies. Rick called Marco Island Yacht Club and they have room for us overnight. As we left the anchorage, we managed to find the bottom again! In less than half an hour we were off again with the rising tide. Rick will make arrangements for a diver to check the props when we get to Marco.
Departed anchorage on 12/11/11.
