Monday February 23 – Stuart to North Palm Beach After our Loop celebration in Stuart with our friends on DE DE we continued south on the ICW to North Palm Beach. The ICW was busy with pleasure craft and we had to wait for several bridges to open since they were too low to pass…
Monday February 23, 2015 – Okeechobee Waterway Mile 5 to Mile 0 – junction with east ICW Today was a momentous day for us. We crossed our WAKE – meaning we have completed America’s Great Loop! We have traveled 5384 miles since we crossed this point on May 7, 2014. God bless us today…
Sunday February 22 – Moore Haven to Stuart – 84 miles It was a sunny day with large white clouds in the sky. We left River Forest Marina at 7:45 in t-shirts without jackets. Since passing La Belle yesterday we have been in the Caloosahatchee Canal. The river was widened and straightened to enhance the…
Saturday February 21 – Ft. Meyers Beach to Moore Haven, FL – 50 miles The intersection of San Carlos Bay and Caloosahatchee River is mile 0 for the GIWW and Mile 144 for the Okeechobee Waterway. Today we started our crossing of the Okeechobee Waterway. It ends in Stuart on the east ICW. Last night…
Friday February 20 – Gasparilla to Fort Myers Beach – 44 miles It was another beautiful clear sunny but cool day. The low was 38 when we woke up but made it to 60 in the afternoon. We left Gasparilla Marina at 9:30. It was fairly calm through Gasparilla sound, the wind blowing from…
Wednesday February 18 – Venice to Gasparilla – 24 miles It was sunny and clear this morning. We left Venice at 9:45. A cold front was moving into the State of Florida later today and tomorrow. Since the wind was only blowing about 15 mph this morning and from the north we felt comfortable going…
Tuesday February 17 – Sarasota to Venice – 19 miles The first balmy morning! No jackets needed. It was sunny with moderate wind from the south. Probably why it was balmy – not a north wind. We left Sarasota at 9 and arrived in Venice at 11. It was a smooth ride down the…
Monday February 16 It was another sunny day with the high about 74 – wonderful. It was breezy so we were still wearing our winter clothes (jeans and long-sleeve shirts), but without jackets. We are waiting for 80 degrees before changing into our summer clothes – t-shirts and shorts. There were more people here in…
Sunday February 15 – Dunedin to Sarasota – 67 miles It was another beautiful sunny day with light wind and warmer. We left Dunedin at 8:15 with coats on. We shed our coats within the first hour since the sun was warming up our “sunroom” fly-bridge where John was piloting the boat. It was a…
Saturday February 14 – Marker 1 Marina, Dunedin Heather and Mike were up at 5 am to get ready to leave for the airport. They left about an hour later. They arrived home safely later that evening without any delays along the way. It was great having them visit. We will miss them. It was…
Friday February 13 – Dunedin to Gulfport, St. Petersburg and Clearwater Beach The day was sunny, but the wind was blowing hard and the temperature was in the 50’s. It was too windy to cruise on the boat, so we (and Heather and Mike) decided to explore some of the nearby towns. John had read…
Thursday February 12 – Dunedin to Tarpon Springs and Back – 30 miles It was another beautiful clear day with the high in the 60s. There was light wind so the water was calm. Last night was Heather and Mike’s first night on the boat. They woke up a few times during the night so…
Wednesday February 11 – Dunedin to Clearwater Beach and Back – 30 miles It was a beautiful clear sunny day with low wind. Heather, Mike and Mike’s kids arrived from Orlando close to noon. We had lunch on board EGRET and then started our three hour tour. We went north on the Intracoastal Waterway to…
Tuesday February 10 – Dunedin to Clearwater, FL We woke to a partly cloudy, windy day. The wind actually woke us up during the night rocking the boat. We had our coffee and a leisurely breakfast. We did one load of laundry. We went to the Post Office to mail valentine packages to our grandkids.…
Monday February 9 – Orlando We picked Heather and Mike up at 9:00 am and then drove to SeaWorld. It was partly cloudy with rain in the afternoon, but the high was 73. The highlight of the day was the 12:00 Shamu (whale) show. Lea is the trainer of two of the whales in the…
