Tuesday, 1-13 was a rock and rollin’ day of wind and rain here at Fort Meyers Beach. It was a good day to do oodles of laundry and get to those darn inside jobs that you postpone all the time. When the wind kicked up to 20 knots, it was time for Bob to batten down the boat with more fenders and lines.
At 4:30pm, there was an urgent call to the Coast Guard that an unoccupied anchored boat had broken loose and was heading down the channel towards our marina. We were all tuned in to Channel 22 to root for the Coasties to save our neighborhood, and with some delays, they did. Why is it important to get the exact color (“white”, “off white”, “beige”) of the boat when they know the location before they deploy a rescue party?
The storm ushered in a “cold” front to FL. My dear readers in the Upper Midwest will gladly trade places with any Floridian who is complaining about an overnight low of above 45 degrees. The newspapers here all feature pictures of proud frozen Midwesterners withstanding below zero temps with stoic Scandinavian aplomb. We salute you but we would not trade places with you right now. Get on a plane and come here quickly. Your life may depend upon it.
At 4:30pm, there was an urgent call to the Coast Guard that an unoccupied anchored boat had broken loose and was heading down the channel towards our marina. We were all tuned in to Channel 22 to root for the Coasties to save our neighborhood, and with some delays, they did. Why is it important to get the exact color (“white”, “off white”, “beige”) of the boat when they know the location before they deploy a rescue party?
The storm ushered in a “cold” front to FL. My dear readers in the Upper Midwest will gladly trade places with any Floridian who is complaining about an overnight low of above 45 degrees. The newspapers here all feature pictures of proud frozen Midwesterners withstanding below zero temps with stoic Scandinavian aplomb. We salute you but we would not trade places with you right now. Get on a plane and come here quickly. Your life may depend upon it.
We bundled up in solidarity with you and headed out to the beach. Do you like Bob’s pirate look—Johnny Depp watch out! We walked down to Bowditch Point Park which is a nature preserve and we met this curious 15" Gopher tortoise. We stopped for ice cream to further cool down and really feel the cold. Their beach signpost logged Duluth as 1,769 miles away but we have cruised 3,000 miles so far—so much for the inefficiency of boat travel.
We had Captains' Meeting at the marina boaters' lounge. There is a lot of wisdom here and plenty of advice to solve all boating problems. Here's a picture of Jim and Sandy from Footloose.
