Tuesday April 28, 2009

        
Legacy Harbor / Rialto Harbor Ft. Myers, Florida.
                                                                                               26° 38' 60" N

                                                                                               81° 52' 50" W

Temp 74°

The beginning of the northern route.  Left downtown Ft. Myers 0800 (8:00AM) Uneventful passage down the Caloosahatchee River to the Gulf of Mexico. South to Marco Island  and the Marco Island Yacht Club. One to two foot seas and easy

 going. Club and marina are quite nice and personnel friendly.  The earliest known settlers, arriving around 1500 B.C., were the Calusa Indians, followed by the Spanish, and later the Seminoles. Today, as the uppermost of the Ten thousand islands, this is a world class destination (read, biiiggg bucks). 

Nancy drove down the meet Brightwater and her esteemed crew for birthday dinner (Andy's tomorrow and Frank's next week). Excellent food service at club house along with doggie bags for Wednesday.  Nancy stayed aboard for the evening departing Wednesday before cast-off. Very nice to have her here for the first night's dockage.