Friday, May 7, 2010

April 22, 2010 - St. Charles Yacht Club, Ft. Myers, Florida

After transiting Pine Island Sound, and leaving the Intracoastal for the last time this season, we entered the Miserable Mile and the mouth of the Caloosahatchee River. Here is an entrepreneur ready to sell you lunch or bait, floating near the channel.

The Nylands joined us for a refreshing swim in the pool of St. Charles Yacht Club, our destination for the night in Ft. Myers.

We were delighted that our friends Carl and Nancy Meyers from Marco Island could join us for Jerry’s birthday party dinner tonight, in the clubhouse.

The club furnished the Marathon Yacht Club burgee as our table centerpiece. We had a fine evening with good friends, and homemade rhubarb pie back aboard Monarch.

Now it’s time to put Monarch in storage for the summer, while Marty and Jerry spend the summer at their cabin on Stag Island in the Georgian Bay. Stay tuned for the further adventures of Monarch when she resumes her journey in October.

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