As you can see by the picture we have been treated to some beautiful sunsets in Punta Gorda.

Rich and Julie left for NY on Thursday after lunch and shopping in Fisherman's Village. They made it safely back on Sunday to a driveway full of snow but clear roads on their trip.

We spent some time provisioning and laundry on Friday in preparation for starting our trip back to the Keys on Monday.

On Saturday we spent the day visiting with Larry's parents. We had lunch and visited the shops in Fisherman's Village. It was a good visit but short because we need to start our trip back to the Keys.

Sunday we did some more provisioning and enjoyed the pool at the marina. We were anchored out the entire time but had a dinghy dock pass which allows you to use the pool and tennis courts. We enjoyed all the amenities the dock holders had for a fraction of the cost. What a deal!

Monday we lifted anchor and entered the Gulf to start our trip South. We should have known the day was going to be interesting when the midship line wrapped on the prop at the fuel dock. Guess I wasn't awake yet. Larry took a very cold swim before 8:00 AM to undo it. We just started out in the Gulf when the fog came upon us. Not a fun trip but we maid it just before dark to anchor in Fort Myers Beach just off the Sanibel causeway bridge. It sure is good to have radar and a chart plotter.

This morning we pulled up anchor and started out to be engulfed by fog again. We decided we had enough yesterday and turned back, set anchor and spent the day relaxing. Tomorrow we will try again.