Heraclitus, an ancient Greek philosopher who lived around 500 BC said "The only thing that is constant is change." That pretty much sums up the next week or so. When we woke up on the 11th of March, the plan was to meet up with Knot Diggin...
On March 10th. the East winds were still blowing strong. A wind of force 5 on the Beaufort scale (17-21 knots or 20–24 mph) is known as a "Fresh Breeze". For us on Nautoncall it means stay put. Especially if it is going to create...
As predicted the winds picked up significantly out of the East when we arrived at Marathon. Nautoncall was nestled nicely in slip #8 of the floating docks at Marathon Marina & Resort.The docks were first rate, new because they were replaced after Irma took out...
Leaving Marco Island for the Keys there were a few options. Kind of like the Gulf crossing from Carabelle, we could make the 90 mile run straight to Key west or break it up into 3 days to travel along the coast. The winds were...
We finally got our weather window to leave Fort Myers Beach. The wind was still brisk but it was blowing from the East so the seas were calm. It was actually a beautiful day on the Gulf. Otto decided to work on the first try so...
With the visits over it was time to move on, we have spent enough time in Fort Myers area, we love it but it is time to get moving again. The Watsons were ready, the boat was ready, we were ready...
The second half of our kids visits started with a road trip to Fort Lauderdale to pick up our daughter. We had lots of time so we made good use of the rental, some shopping and then some sight seeing, we drove across Alligator Alley...
Days 149 to 166 were dedicated to our Children. I had to break the post up into 2 parts because there was just too much fun for one. Origionally I was planning on being in the Keys when the Kids visited, but you know how well...
Our next week in the Sunny south was just going to be a hang out week. With most of the boat projects done and a little over a week before kids start showing up, we relocated to Glove Bight back in Cape Coral to stay...
The first time I came to Fort Myers beach back in 1990ish, I drove over the Matanzas Pass Bridge and looked south to see the mooring field. I thought how cool would that be. Since then, staying on the mooring ball has been on my...