Our Nauti Time on the Great Loop

Friday - Wednesday, March 11-16, 2022 (Legacy Harbour Marina- Sanibel Island) I was surprised that I hadn’t written in the blog for a week.  We have been enjoying the marina and downtown Ft.Myers.  Each evening we take a hike and find a different restaurant or I have even been cooking……..  LOL!!!! On Friday, March 11, Brad and Laurie Fleener flew in from Minnesota.  They arrived later in the evening so we just hung out and planned our days to come.   The weather on Saturday morning was beautiful to take a walk and stop at a fabulous farm to table restaurant to have breakfast and complete some errands. The flowers are so beautiful!!! As we were finishing our errands, the sky opened up and what a rain and wind storm.  Brad and Laurie were hanging onto each other walking back to the boats.  Since the docks are floating they were moving with the wind and so were we……. After Laurie finally got back to the boat and was safe, she just wanted to sit. Note, she...

Friday, March 4, 2022 (Legacy Harbour Marina, Ft. Myers, FL)   BUCKET LIST DAY!!!! We are so excited to check off another bucket list today.  Going to Everglades City to ride an airboat and see the wildlife. It’s only about 2 hours to drive there and see sights along the way. Captain Jack’s Airboat Tours here we are. We signed up for 2 different tours.  One to go through the mangroves and the other to go through the grasses.  The Mangrove boat was small seating, 6 plus the captain.  We all had headsets as the captain talked to us explaining the area.  So interesting!!! Plus we had front row seats. Yikes!!! Well, you can’t be in Florida and not see one of these in their own habitat. Our Captain Tom….. Our next ride was a much bigger airboat.  We didn’t go through as much grassland as we thought, but it was still fun to see areas that we would have never seen. What another fabulous day!!!!!  

  Tuesday - Thursday, March 1-3, 2022 (Legacy Harbour Marina, Ft. Myers, FL) FAT TUESDAY!!! Eugene and June invited us to their dock to celebrate Fat Tuesday with their dock mates.  It was so much fun meeting more boaters and listening to their experiences.  Most of them live on their boats all winter at the marina so you can image how many stories them had.  LOL!!! It has been so much fun still exploring southwest Florida.  Even though Spring Break has just started we decided to try and get to Ft. Myers Beach.  Otherwise known as Spring Break haven!!!!    Thursday we walked downtown Ft. Myers looking for a new establishment to have a cocktail.  As luck would have it, we found a gold mine rooftop bar and restaurant. The Firestone Skybar and Martini Bar. The view was absolutely amazing and a location that we will definitely share with others. Another wonderful day!!!!

Wednesday-Monday - February 23-28, 2022 (Legacy Harbour Marina, Ft.Myers, FL) Since Jim was released from the hospital, we have been taking it easy and exploring southwest Florida.  We had so much fun meeting up with Rick and Kathy Zib for dinner on Wednesday, February 23.  We dined at Ford’s Garage and really enjoyed catching up.  They were vacationing here for several weeks then heading back to Minnesota.  Thank you Rick and Kathy for taking back some of our articles (long sleeved items) that we clearly don’t need now.  LOL!!!! It still is a highlight to watch the sunset from the back of the boat.   Taking a walk in downtown Ft. Myers for lunch and maybe a lunchtail at 10 Twenty Five Bar.  LOL!! Got to dip the toes in the water and walk the beach!   We invited Eugene and June (Barefoot Jones) over for appetizers then they took us to a new dining experience, the Cork Soakers Wine Bar and Deck. Again great food…. Sunday, February 26, 2022   O...