We had planned on being out on the water by 7:30a, but considering the Captain and his First Mate didn’t get up until 7, it was more like 8:15a before we got underway.
Even the water in the estuary and canals was quite choppy. Seas inside the reef were supposed to be 2-4 feet, beyond the reef 3-5. Well we found out on Saturday and Sunday that they were at least a foot higher than NOAA had predicted. So we didn’t even try the Atlantic.
Nothing special about this video – just want to share my beautiful home state.
We headed over to the Adams Cut and ventured into to the Gulf of Mexico.
We read our books while dad ‘fed’ the fish breakfast. He eventually did catch something, but it wasn’t a keeper.
We had to head back in around noon because the tide was going out and we wouldn’t make it back to the dock at low tide.
Good thing we went we did as the water in the estuary was 1 foot, 2 inches. The Sh’Ed II draws 12 inches.
I made mom and dad a late breakfast of eggs, toast and bacon. Afterwards, mom and I took two of the patio chairs, towels, bottled water and books down to “South Beach”. The patio chairs were very uncomfortable, but did the trick. We wanted to sit in the water too keep cool.
After about an hour, we felt we had soaked in plenty of sun. Plus, it probably wasn’t helping my sun poisoned arm much!
We got cleaned up and headed to the dive shop to get a part mom had broken on her BC over the weekend.
And of course, our daily pilgrimage to Publix!
While I was at Publix, mom and dad went to K-Mart to get mom and I real beach chairs.
After we returned to the trailer, dad decided to head back to Fort Myers. He had a lot of checks to sign and paperwork to deal with. Since the weather is supposed to be bad tomorrow, he figured he might as well spend it working.
Once he set out, mom and I set out on a bike ride around the park. Also, depositing our bags in the recycle bins.
After we got back, we sat on our dock for a couple hours reading. Again, enjoying the cool breeze and shade.
Eventually, I made a late dinner of sloppy joes and coleslaw.
We cleaned up the kitchen, checked on the boat once more (to make sure it wasn’t moving too much in the winds) and then went to bed.
At 1:08am, the storm hit. But thankfully it only lasted for about 20 minutes.
I was surprised that I was able to sleep – considering the fact that I started taking steroids today for my ear. My doctor told me that I would likely not sleep for the next 10 days.
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