Back to the Keys
We are back in the Keys, after a 3 day trek from our last post, and of course awaiting weather (wind) again. We departed the lovely little marina south of Venice just after sun up and moved to a nearby fuel dock with the cheapest fuel available on the Gulf Coast. Good thing, as we took on a lot! After 45 minutes fueling, we were underway by 0830 for the run south to Naples. This is a 70 mile run total, down Pine Island Sound and then into open water at Fort Myers Beach for 25 miles to Gordon Pass, into Naples. The weather was generally good, with calm conditions in the protected waters and a 10-15 NW wind blowing from behind making for a reasonably comfortable trip in the open area. We enjoyed a very quiet night at the Naples Yacht Club. We got underway early the next day for the 70 mile run to Little Shark River, all offshore with again 10-15 NW wind behind us. We anchored for the night, after 3 attempts in different locations to get the hook set. We did explore the back passa