We eagerly anticipated the arrival of friends John & Carol Nyland from St. Michaels, Maryland and Lake Charlevoix, Michigan. They flew in and met us at the Isles Yacht Club in Punta Gorda Isles.
We enjoyed some fine cruising across Charlotte Harbor with the Nylands.
The weather was warmer than we have seen all winter, and we sought shady locations!
We anchored at Cayo Costa, and dinghied to Cabbage Key, famous for its Cheeseburgers in Paradise of Jimmy Buffet’ song.
The grounds of Cabbage Key have beautiful plantings, and we saw some wildlife. A gopher tortoise was crossing the sidewalk.
And eagle-eyed Carol spotted two otters in the water, which climbed into an adjacent boat and attempted a break-in of the cooler onboard!
Our next stop was a manatee cove, where we have seen manatee on many occasions.
Like many animals, spring is the season when manatees mate.
These normally docile “sea cows,” usually scarcely visible above water level, were very active today, and we spent hours watching them get friendly.
We eagerly anticipated the arrival of friends John & Carol Nyland from St. Michaels, Maryland and Lake Charlevoix, Michigan. They flew in and met us at the Isles Yacht Club in Punta Gorda Isles.
We enjoyed some fine cruising across Charlotte Harbor with the Nylands.
The weather was warmer than we have seen all winter, and we sought shady locations!
We anchored at Cayo Costa, and dinghied to Cabbage Key, famous for its Cheeseburgers in Paradise of Jimmy Buffet’ song.
The grounds of Cabbage Key have beautiful plantings, and we saw some wildlife. A gopher tortoise was crossing the sidewalk.
And eagle-eyed Carol spotted two otters in the water, which climbed into an adjacent boat and attempted a break-in of the cooler onboard!
Our next stop was a manatee cove, where we have seen manatee on many occasions.
Like many animals, spring is the season when manatees mate.
These normally docile “sea cows,” usually scarcely visible above water level, were very active today, and we spent hours watching them get friendly.
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