Venice and Sarasota
We departed Fort Myers area the day after Greg's sister Denise left, headed north again. Our first stop was Pelican Bay, where we had spent a night when Denise was with us. We continued to be plagued by every boaters nemesis, strong winds. Fortunately the wind was out of the South for the trip, so following seas and not taking a lot of spray, as we had 20+ knots. Pelican Bay is relatively protected, for this area, and the wind dropped to 10 knots overnight so we had a pleasant night. Getting out of the winds in Pine Island Sound was a priority so we headed north into the more protected waters of the Gulf IntraCoastal Waterway (GICW) towards Venice. This was a relatively short run, of only a couple of hours, and we had dolphins with us much of the way. We took a diversion on the way into Boca Grande so see what it offered, and came across a beautiful old yacht, We spent the next 3 nights at Venice Yacht Club, as the wind continued to blow. Venice is a very nice stop,