For the last few days we have been anchored in Pelican Bay on Cayo Costa Island, one of our favorite anchorages. We try to spend some time here at the beginning and end of our winter cruise. It is a very beautiful place.
That said, it is also very busy on Memorial Day weekend. We usually try to avoid being here on holidays, but schedule and weather made it the best choice.
A couple of sunset and sunrise photos:
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| Red clouds at sunset |
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| Sunrise over the anchorage |
Hiking around the many trails, we saw and heard numerous raccoons. All along the west coast of Florida is prime Loggerhead turtle nesting grounds. Unfortunately, the raccoons love to raid the nests, so the rangers are currently trapping the raccoons to reduce their overpopulation.
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| Upside-down Raccoon |
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| Rightside-up Raccoon |
Tomorrow we sadly leave here at first light for a looong trip up the coast to Tampa. We will exit the sound at Boca Grande and travel off-coast up to Tampa Bay and then hopefully into the Manatee River for our final anchor of the trip.
Tom
Anchored Pelican Bay
Cayo Costa Island, FL
Map Cruise 2012-13
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