Marco Island

November 18, 2012

We are currently docked at Rose Marina in Marco Island after being at anchor for 2 1/2 weeks.

We had a great sail down from near Fort Meyers!  One of the elusive beam reach sails with 15-18 knot winds all the way.  A beam reach is where the wind is coming towards the side of the boat.  It is the fastest and most comfortable point of sail.

Rose Marina is not the fanciest (or most expensive) marina in the area, but they are very nice to us here and we enjoyed our stay last year.  As is our 'speciality', it is a relatively inexpensive entry to an exclusive community.

The agenda for the next few days is to wash clothes, clean the boat, and hopefully get our water heater replaced.  Another benefit of Rose Marina is that they are a full service boat yard.

We have reservations for Thanksgiving dinner at what looks like a very nice place about a 1/2 mile away from the marina.  Friday will feature a trip to Publixs to restock our fresh provisions which are pretty scare right now.

We plan to leave here on Saturday or Sunday and continue down the coast to Little Shark River.


Tom
Docked at Rose Marina
Factory Bay
Marco Island, FL
Map 2012-13 Cruise