Month: May 2022

Early start today – 7:35am departure so we can make it to SouthSeas before 3pm. The wave fight and wind was supposed to be much worse than it was! I was very happy about that. We had a very uneventful ride. It was a gorgeous day! When we got there we went to get the… Continue reading Day 33 – 5/27/22 – SouthSeas Resort, Captiva Island, FL

Today was a ‘prepare for tomorrow’s voyage’ day. We ran some errands to Home Depot and Publix. Then when we returned Nick took the rental car back. So – Nick decided that even though the white fan no longer oscillated and couldn’t be picked up with one hand – he would attempt to fix it!

Well today is our final day to do some tourist things so we went to the Mel Fisher Maritime Museum. Mel Gusher was the treasure hunter who found the big stash of Spanish gold. Mel Fisher started working on his dream of finding treasure when he was already in his 40s. It took only 16… Continue reading Day 31 – 5/25/22 – Stock Island Marina Village, Stock Island, Key West, FL

Well, today was the day for the sea trial. Not a great day for boating. But I figure the mechanics looked at the forecast. There was one guy in the engine room and one guy half in and half out of the engine room and that guy was on his laptop. I don’t think they… Continue reading Day 30 – 5/24/22 – Stock Island Marina Village, Stock Island, Key West, FL

Monday morning and the mechanics arrived. They worked all morning and into the afternoon. I headed to the pool and Nick was able to join me on and off as the mechanics sometimes needed his assistance. We were reading next to the pool until it started raining a bit too much. Then we walked down… Continue reading Day 29 – 5/23/22 – Stock Island Marina Village, Stock Island, Key West, FL