Left Naples this morning, a little later than anticipated. The price that we ended up paying was a little higher than we had expected and it took some time to discuss it. Naples is a beautiful place, and the boat club is great, but they do know how to charge. For anyone else going in there, make sure you know up front what it will cost.
The trip down to Little Shark River was beautiful . Afer days of high winds and waves on the Gulf, today was warm and sunny and very calm. As we travelled south, the water seemed to get greener, a really pretty colour of blue-green. We saw a few dolphins as we travelled. The only thing that kept us from being totally relaxed was crab pots. There were many strings of them intersecting and/or crossing our chosen path so we had to be on the alert at all times. We have anchored in Little Shark River with, I think, another 8 boats at least. This is a river in through the Everglades, surrounded by Mangrove trees. There is not a house or a light in sight. We will not be swimming or going to shore for a walk as apparently there are alligators.
As we pulled in, we got a call from Nomad, Scott and Marlene, they are also anchored here tonight on their way to Marathon. Moor Stuff, Married with Her and Scoperta are also here, so we will probably all travel together tomorrow morning. We sat out on the bow of Dream Fever and watched the sunset. It was wonderful. Cooked hamburgers on the Bar-b-que. One advantage of anchoring is that we can use the bar-b-que, many marinas will not allow you to use one on the boat. It will be early to bed tonight, ready for an early start in the morning.
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| Pelicans roosting in the trees in Little Shark River |
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| Sunset at Little Shark River |
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