Hello
We are enjoying the sun and finally have thawed out. Tom has chipped away at his maintenance list, our running lights are fixed or replaced, fuel filters changed, and some sound deadening foam added to engine cover that has lower the noise quite a few decibels. I have been working on my knitting projects and getting rid of my winter pallor.
We have had a few days of deep fog, but nothing like the fog we encountered off Panama City.
Saturday we enjoyed dinner at Sweet Melissa's Cafe on Sanibel Island. We visited there last March and again had a wonderful meal with our friends Riva and Dale.
Today Tom lowered the dingy and we took a 5 mile ride up the Estero Bay and around the Mangrove Islands. Then hiked into town for a Gyro sandwiches.
Plans... the few we have
I am waiting for my new glasses to get here then a weather window to head for the Keys. There is a Navy run marina where we can stay while visiting our favorite spots in Key West... Tom is looking forward to Key Lime
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| This is a replica of one ship that Magellan use to circumnavigate the globe |
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| We passed an Osprey nest, Dad was watching us |
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| Mom was minding the nest and a little nervous at our curiosity |
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| Tangle of Mangrove roots |
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| one obviously derelict boat |
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| Sandbar rest spot |
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| The mangrove island across from us has hundreds of brown Pelicans roosting in the trees |
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| Red Heron... |
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| small blue Heron |
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| something is in that pouch??? |
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| Cool Had at Moss Marina |
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| at sunrise and sunset we have a bird problem here.... washing the deck is a chore |
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| water is just warm enough to wade in even picked up a few shells |
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| or dingy ride if you look close you can see a green line |
The Estero Bay Estuary is bordered
on the west by a chain of barrier islands, which include: Estero Island, Long
Key, Lovers Key, Black Island, Big Hickory Island, and Little Hickory Island,
from north to south respectively. Within the estuary are hundreds of islands,
many with no upland area. Mangrove trees are by far the most dominant
vegetation in the bay, although extensive seagrass beds are found within the
shallow bays and sounds. The climate in the region is subtropical with the
majority of rainfall from June to September. The estuary is not supplied with
freshwater by any major river, but rather by a number of small rivers and
creeks.
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The Estero Bay Aquatic Preserve,
comprising the northern half of Estero Bay, was dedicated in December 1966,
as the state's first Aquatic Preserve. During the 1983 session of the Florida
legislature, the southern half of Estero Bay down to the Lee County line was
added. Estero Bay Aquatic Preserve is approximately 11,000 acres of submerged
lands
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