Wednesday, April 28, 2010

April 10, 2010 - Cape Haze, Florida

We headed north, across the Boca Grande Pass and through the Boca Grande Swing Bridge.

Anchoring in a breakwall-lined basin called Cape Haze, we joined a few other boats for the night.

The next day, we dinghied across the Intracoastal to Don Pedro State Park, which is reachable only by boat. We walked along the beautiful beach and picked up a few shells to add to our collection.

Cruising through the canals adjacent to our anchorage, we noted canal front homes and low bridges, which restricted the size boat homeowners could use.

The next day, we pulled anchor, but then heard a weather bulletin for severe thunder storms, so we did a u-turn and went right back to our anchorage.

There was a torrential downpour, gusty winds, and thunder and lightening. We were glad to be safely on the hook.

The evening brought interesting cloud formations, and reinforcement of our decision to stay put!

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