Sanibel

Tuesday, May 3

Sanibel Island, Sanibel Marina

We left Naples and headed into the Gulf.  In the morning there was a nice wind and we were able to sail, but by noon the wind died down and we had to motor.  Although it was chilly in the morning, it got really hot in the afternoon.  Boy, the love bugs were out in droves!  Yuck!  Overall, though, it was a nice, easy trip (for a change); it took us six hours. 

We pulled into Sanibel Marina at 3:00. A couple of the workers there weren’t very helpful; we wouldn’t go there again.

 After we got the boat squared away, we went up to the restaurant and had a nice beer and some coconut shrimp.  Just what we needed!  Then we went back to the boat and caught up on our bills, e-mails, calls, etc.

We put on a DVD and settled in for the evening.  A while later, when Sam tried to get up, he noticed something unusual.  He said, “Is the boat listing to port?”  I got out a pen and put it on the table, and it rolled right off.  We went out into the cockpit, and guess what?  We were aground!  The tide had gone out and left us stuck in the muck at the bottom of the slip!  We just went to bed, though, and the next morning we were fine.

Sanibel Marina, Gramma Dol's restaurant

LISTING!!!!!