April 30 – Marco Island, FL

Day 55 – Moving South

Marco Island – Anchorage

We finally left Ft. Myers Beach this morning. The wind was still up a little but we stayed as close to shore as we could and the ride was not too bad. We saw a manatee as we entered the bay at Marco Island and a lot of dolphins playing as we anchored. It looks like a nice area and we took the dinghy down to do a little exploring, but we didn’t go far. There were too many clouds on the horizon and we knew a storm was supposed to be coming, so we went back to the boat and got ready. What a storm…high winds, thunder and lots of rain. Not a lot of fun, but the anchors held and the storm passed.

We were going to cook on the grill, but it was a little windy and the skies were still threatening, so we had to cook inside. We had a beautiful sunset and the temperature has dropped, so the rest of the night should be comfortable.

Marco Island...can you see the two dolphins?

Our anchorage

Here comes the storm

Radar before the storm hit...didn't think about getting a picture during the storm

Beginning to clear up

Nice sunset...we had fun watching all the birds

Marco Island