Day 165: Saturday, February 16, 2013

Port to Port: Fort Myers Beach

Underway: 0:00 am      Motor Off: 0:00 pm      Miles Traveled: 0      Stayed At: Marina

Mile to Mile: We started the day with breakfast at the Lani Kai – it cost a whole $7 for both of us. We were planning to work on a few minor boat projects and get our beach fix today when we got a surprise phone call this morning from Cindy’s brother and sister-in-law. They just finished a family cruise in Fort Lauderdale and had some down time till Sunday afternoon so they were thinking of renting a car and visiting us at the beach. Sounds good to us.

So we did a little cleaning and organizing until they arrived early afternoon. We luckily were able to find a quaint “Old Florida” room at the Shipwreck Motel. It all worked out perfect, actually. Not only did we get some nice family time but we were able to check off some of our “To Do” items – we had a late lunch at Nervous Nellies (check), went for a long walk along the beach (check), watched the sunset (check), enjoyed some beverages and cheap appetizers at Lani Kai (check) and squeezed in another breakfast on the roof at Lani Kai on Sunday morning (check). Except for the chilly temps and blustery winds, we had a blast. It was really cool they took the time to drive all the way over here – thanks Scott and Sue.

It was a very windy day with gusts up to 30 mph and the channel was lumpy. Luckily we were gone for most of the day and the wind started dying down after 11 pm so we slept okay given the conditions. We only have 3 more days in Fort Myers Beach so we have a bunch of small projects to get done before we move. It is only about 4 hours to Fort Myers but we still need to be ready for anything just in case.